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Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz star in this odd-ball romance from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire). McGregor plays a janitor whose just been fired and Diaz plays a rich girl rebelling against her father (Ian Holm). McGregor kidnaps Diaz, Diaz suggests they extort her dad for ransom money, and the two begin to have feelings for each other. Meanwhile, the angel Gabriel (Dan Hedaya) has sent two of his flock (Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo) to make sure the two youngsters do, in fact, fall in love. A Life Less Ordinary is pleasantly weird and conceptually interesting, but McGregor and Diaz’s characters don’t quite pull you in like they should. The plot grinds mechanically, and it doesn’t help build tension or suspense when deus ex machina is at the writer’s ready. With Stanley Tucci, Maury Chaykin, Tony Shalhoub, and Ian McNeice.