Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

charlytully The WEATHER GIRL is partly funny, though with MORNING GLORY in theaters recently, some of WEATHER GIRL's thunder has been stolen. Let's face it, Mark Harmon is no Harrison Ford. But with slightly different plots, some people may find it possible to sit through both of these TV mini-soaps without snoring in either. Tricia O'Kelley seems to have a look which one could picture as a small-market morning weather woman, and Mark Harmon certainly comes off as smarmy enough to be her morning anchor counterpart.With "Behind the Scenes," "Deleted Scenes," and "Outtakes" DVD features, the packing for this movie is not as bare bones as some low-budget home movie editions tend to be. Perhaps the disc bonus highlight comes during the "outtakes," when Harmon says something about being Special Agent Gibbs, a reference to his role on the CBS hit police procedural, NCIS.In rating this movie, the key question is whether the cougar match-up between Tricia O'Kelley's title character, "weather girl" Sylvia Miller, 35, and her little brother's best friend, Byron, 29 (played by Patrick J. Adams) works for you. If you can picture this as a poor man's version of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, you may see WEATHER GIRL as being sunny side up.

Amy Adler In the studio of a morning show in Seattle, the entire crew is looking for their sassy weather girl, Sylvia (Tricia O'Kelley). She appears to be AWOL but, suddenly, she makes it to the stage just seconds before air time. The program's male host, Dale (Mark Harmon) begins the day's news, with his fake sunny smile and styled hair. But, when Sylvia is called upon to give the first weather report, she stirs up a tornado of tabloid bombshells. First, she relates that, against her better judgment, she fell for Dale and moved in with him two years ago. Then, she holds up the pair of woman's underpants that she found in their condo, the pair that doesn't belong to her, Syl. Lastly, she gives a brief summary of Dale's lack of prowess in the bedroom and she whirls out of the studio, ditching her job. Whew! Now, that's entertainment! Knowing of no other place to go, she heads for her brother's messy apartment and begs him to let her bunk while she figures out her next move. He, Walter (Ryan Devlin), agrees. But, soon a good-looking neighbor, Byron (Patrick J. Adams) pops in and startles Sylvia during breakfast. He says he is Walter's best friend and a website builder who is using Walt's computer to continue his work, due to the crash of his own hardware. Although Bryon is somewhat younger than Sylvia, he becomes interested in her. But, Sylvia, who has become a pariah in the local television world and reluctantly accepts a job as a waitress to pay bills, initially resists his flirtations. And, wait, Dale may want her back. Will dear Sylvia make a new life for herself, a life that includes romance? This reviewer's forecast is that most folks will enjoy this delightful but slightly risqué romcom. The script is very clever and funny while the cast does an admirable job, too. Harmon courageously makes an insipid beast of himself while Adams is a charming and handsome leading man. O'Kelley, though not model beautiful, is also very wonderful as the weather girl. Devlin is likewise touching and comical as the brother. In a hilarious cameo, Jon Cryer elicits a bellyful of laughs but Blair Underwood, regrettably, has very little to do. The rest of the cast is fine. There is not much scenery, just sets and apartment rooms, so there is no real view of Seattle but the costumes are nice and the direction is deft and fast-paced. Do you like romantic comedies with a slightly different feel? Then, this one is for you, for it delivers laughs and heartfelt sighs at all the right moments.

uncool926-1 OK, romantic comedies usually turn me off, but I really liked this movie.It's loaded with guest appearances that come fast and furious; like Jane Lynch as a hysterically contemptuous restaurant manager; Jon Cryer as as creepy accountant set-up date; Blair Underwood as the frantic Producer; Alex Kapp Hunter and Marin Hinkle as devoted but misguided friends, but the real magic to this indie film is the performances of the title character, "sassy weather girl" Sylvia (the stunning Tricia O'Kelley), her perpetually dismayed but faithful brother Walt (Ryan Devlin), and his semi-slacker house mate Byron (Patrick J. Davis).Writer/director Blayne Weaver (how could Jon "Duckie" Cryer keep a straight face throughout his scenes?) actually makes a romantic comedy believable and thoroughly watchable, which is quite a feat.I loved the set design, in particular Walt's apartment, which resembles a theme park for yet-to-be-developed young adults (I can relate)...but someone was totally on by including a Seaweed poster, a totally cool Seattle band, who I'm sure were delighted to be in the prop! Tricia O'Kelley was totally lovable and played her character well. Her character straddled two worlds that were quite separate and totally different, and her involvement with her brother Walt and his buddy Byron were very believable and not too over-the-top.My favorite scene is the one in which Sylvia comes home to her brother's apartment after a particularly distressing day, and upon seeing Walt and Byron involved in a video game, simply takes her waitresses' uniform off and waltzes over to Byron's apartment across the hall in her underwear and boots. Byron, being a 29-year-old guy, immediately follows.

larry-411 I attended a screening of Blayne Weaver's "Weather Girl" at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival. It had premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January and was one of those "buzz films" here.Tricia O'Kelley stars a Seattle morning show's "sassy weather girl" who has an over-the-top, painfully funny on-air meltdown over her cheating boyfriend, the show's despicable co-anchor (the always-reliable Mark Harmon, "NCIS'" Agent Gibbs). Out of work, out of love, and homeless, she needs to pick up the pieces and start a new life. That begins with a knock on the door of her brother Walt's bachelor apartment (Ryan Devlin), where his best friend Byron (Patrick J. Adams) seems to have taken up permanent residence. Jon Cryer, Jane Lynch, and Blair Underwood are among other notables in the cast.Although it's an indie, "Weather Girl" has the polished look of a Hollywood movie with top quality production values and cinematography that takes full advantage of its breathtaking Seattle location. But this is clearly a character-driven film where all the protagonists have their flaws and the villains simply cannot redeem themselves. There is a great deal of visual humor -- sight gags abound and facial expressions often are the jokes in themselves. The plot is somewhat formulaic, though, and we know where this is going right from the start. But even though we've seen this story before it is still entertaining and occasionally laugh out loud funny.Writer/director Blayne Weaver, cast, and crew were present for a hilarious Q&A after the screening which rivaled the comedy in the movie.Just a note: the picture was annoyingly dark. Generally I'd attribute this to poor projection on the part of the theater or a bad print (or digital copy) before I'd blame the post-production team. It definitely took away from my enjoyment of the film and I hope that's not the way the public will see it in the future.