The Company Men

  • 2011


MOVIE IS economic predictable inspirational confident
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67 % Fresh
$ 1 Million
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Positive Reviews 67
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.5/5
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4.5
Advertisement To be fair, Wells isnt entirely asleep at the switch either. Av Club
4.0
While the film hiccups here and there, as a whole, its a fairly strong movie and offers us an engaging, intelligent and emotionally satisfying tale, b .. We Got This Covered
2.0
This drama is about what happens to company men after they part company with the company when, to put it less charitably, they get pink slipped. Austin Chronicle
3.0
While the aforementioned star names provide a good deal more nuance and humanity than the sometimes clunky script, its that sense of place which impre .. Time Out
1.5
High profile downsizing drama Up In The Air, for example, has only enjoyed modest box office success ($65m domestically) despite George Clooneys prese .. Screen Daily
2.9
Its slickly shot and for the most part well acted, with memorable sequences and some sparkling dialogue, but the film is ultimately pretty self conten .. Paste Magazine
3.8
All of these people work hard, know what theyre doing, think its worth doing, enjoy it and take pride in it.There is the same serenity I sensed from m .. Rogerebert
4.0
Yet thats exactly the kind of cynicism that Wells is keen to challenge. Telegraph
3.5
The strength of The Company Men is how it gives voice to every one of those emotions. Ny Daily News
2.5
No doubt, its social intentions are sincere but the execution, along with the honesty, always feels manufactured, and the result is a film that plays .. The Globe And Mail
3.8
If what you do is who you are, if you do nothing, are you nothing Philly
4.2
Wells has given them a tasty script sharp, funny, touching and his troupe of pros makes the most of it. Philly
5.0
I think there really is a place for cinema that is about what is happening to people, and people do want to see their experiences reflected in film. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
The whiplash quick happy ending, probably intended as inspirational wish fulfillment, actually comes off as kind of a joke. Village Voice
2.0
But anyone looking for insights deeper than the business world cliches in writer director John Wells film may find this a sermon easily tuned out. Rogers Movie Nation
5.0
See our full review: Jobless in America The Company Men gets real about getting fired Jason Reitmans romantic comedyscored points with critics by touc .. Chicago Reader
3.8
Wells interpretation of the jobless crisis and the crisis of the jobless is a simple but honest one. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
If you define yourself in terms of your job, then who are you when the job gets taken away Independent
4.0
Wells conveys all of this with an unfussy filmmaking style that contrasts cold workplace surfaces with introspective emotion. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The Company Men is a timely and engaging recession drama with terrific performances from a superb cast. View London
2.5
The film strives to be a thoughtful, evenhanded drama but ends up shooting only the easiest targets. News Day
3.0
Someday there will be a film festival of movies about the Great Recession, just as there have been festivals over the years devoted to Depression era .. Cs Monitor
2.5
Good intentions and a surprisingly powerful cast wont be enough to lure audiences. Film Journal
4.0
But the talent of the cast Affleck, continuing a career renaissance, is particularly good lends a humanity to the characters that might otherwise have .. Az Central
3.8
The expressions on the faces of the other characters are more panicked: They know the ax is coming but cant believe itll land on them. Boston
2.5
It feels altogether like a lecture on how rich folks are suffering, too. Mountain X
2.0
Yes, the films a little didactic as it lays out the issues. But when it comes to the emotional state of those being laid off, of their families and ev .. Npr
3.1
All these are good ideas, expressed with professional craft, but so late to the game. Star Tribune
3.0
This is a movie that concludes on a note of naivety, but it deserves credit for being a well written and seriously conceived ensemble drama about whit .. Guardian
3.5
In the late 1990s the British cinema gave us Peter Cattaneos The Full Monty, a bitter comedy about unemployed steelworkers in Sheffield, and Stephen F .. Guardian
3.8
The performances are fine all around, particularly in the way the different actors manifest their impotent sense of anger. Q Network
3.0
It doesnt go deep enough into the characters, still less the economics of shipbuilding. Daily Mail
4.5
This is one of those roles tailor made for Afflecks fast break charm, his ability to play a winner cruising at too high an altitude. Ew
3.5
Get Slate in your inbox.Maybe the reason this solidly acted, handsome looking movie never takes flight is because of the casting of Ben Affleck as the .. Slate
3.0
But, just as Moores latest failed to quite get its message across, Wells stab gets lost wallowing in predictable story beats and stock situations. Empire
4.5
Susan Grangers review of The Company Men (The Weinstein Company) As relevant as todays headlines, this psychological drama is about several generation .. Susang Ranger
3.0
Watching it is a sobering experience (and, it has to be said, pretty depressing). Common Sense Media
2.5
But its got something else on its mind, too, something it hasnt thought through enough. Movies
4.5
In its solid construction and resistance to the winds of fashion, The Company Men is one edifice that could outlast many an action blockbuster or stan .. Time
1.9
(The dialogue and ambient news media noise also send utterly mixed signals about whether the action is meant to be 2008 or present day.) Slant Magazine
3.1
The craft throughout in The Company Men is clean, organized, thorough and cinematographer Roger Deakins lends an honest shine to every image. Chicago Tribune
3.0
The film loses some of the potency of its message as a result, but thanks to its socially relevant story and outstanding veteran cast, The Company Men .. Bullz-Eye
3.8
Affleck is good as the overly confident Bobby whose cockiness steadily drains as his new reality sets in.Chris Cooper, always the fine actor, garners .. Reeling Reviews
3.5
Affleck is good as the overly confident Bobby whose cockiness steadily drains as his new reality sets in.Chris Cooper, always the fine actor, garners .. Reeling Reviews
2.5
Masculinity and identity lie at the barely beating heart of this drama. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
The Haunting of Hill House ending explained everything you need to know after watching Feature The Haunting of Hill House ending leaves a lot of quest .. Total Film
4.0
He is too old to land any job better than a school crossing guard. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Thats a minor criticism, but pointing out things like this is what they pay me for.Afflecks defective golf swing certainly doesnt spoil an entertainin .. Tony Medley
2.8
The story is a letdown, but the actors including an especially sassy Maria Bello are enjoyable to watch. Coles Mithey
3.1
But now that its here, its a bit hard to imagine who would want to see it. Groucho Reviews
3.0
The principal setting is the offices of GTX Co, a multinational shipping conglomerate operating out of Boston.Profits have taken a spectacular dive. Herald Sun
2.5
We havent seen an end to the real life drama after two years.Dont insult us by trying to give us one in two hours. Nj
3.8
The cast does the heavy lifting here and carries the movie over the predictable bits, exploring the rising panic of families who face the devastation .. The Star
3.5
The films saving grace is its outstanding cast, each of whom manages to make us care at least a little bit. Urban Cine File
3.0
The recession starts biting down on a group of corporate executives who are downsized and left stranded with mortgages, families and what remains of t .. The Age
3.0
There are probably greater insights he could offer about the plight of the redundant and well educated, but instead, this plays like a run of the mill .. Digital Spy
3.8
As the months roll by, the unmistakable message is that if this can happen to a golden boy like Bobby, it can happen to anyone. New York Post
2.5
Despite some terrific performances and an exceedingly timely subject, it ultimately feels like, well, a decent midseason pilot. The Stranger
4.2
But that doesnt mean it doesnt sting.When I put it that way, The Company Men sounds like a stolid little movie, a programmatic melodrama that simply m .. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Never mind Mamet this cant even summon the sort of white collar rage that pulsed through Office Space. Larsen On Film
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
3.5
Its strong and believable, though its subject may not be one that most moviegoers want to confront at this particular moment in history. Hollywood And Fine
4.0
The ethics of big business and concept of men out of work haunt every frame of the morally in tune recession drama The Company Men.In theme and philos .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.8
Company Men is silver screen medicine, but its not a turbulent ride of despair.Accurately capturing the zeitgeist with a sturdy dramatic execution, th .. Brian Or Ndorf
4.0
Will people be too depressed this winter to go see a movie that depicts what a soul crushing affair it is to lose your job The Filmy Ap
3.1
The film touches on how CEOs profit from downsizing and outsourcing, and how they leave empty offices and closed factories in their wake. Js Online
3.0
Not only does it deliver a respectable presentation of the hardship, but still manages to maintain a light enough tone making the film a viable source .. Shockya
4.0
Were in an economic mess anyway, though, so have yourself a recessionary Christmas, with three touching performances in one emotionally honest film. News Week
2.0
Ultimately, this is one film for which empathy and thus interest will be proportional to your salary. Sky
2.0
Wells seems to want to make a movie about something deep in the American zeitgeist; a loss of meaning. Sbs
1.3
Its not merely the premise of The Company Men that I object to, its that such acting talent is wasted in such a humorless, stereotypical, moralizing f .. Scene Stealers
2.5
The Company Men is fine, I suppose, but frankly it lacks the cojones that the people it is ostensibly about deserve. Streaming Quickflix
4.5
The Company Men may well be the last of Hollywoods Recession Specials, but lets not get our hopes up unreasonably.This economic downturn might have le .. East Bay Express
2.5
Like so many movies this year, it has great possibilities, but ultimately falters and coasts into easy commerciality. Tony Mack
3.5
Unfortunately, it mars what could have been a rather haunting film with the need to be feel good. Trespass Mag
3.1
This all too familiar gloom and doom tale is depressing and feels longer than the 104 minute running time. Entertainment Spectrum
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
3.1
Still, the film remains relatively entertaining, simply because the scenario hits so close to home, no matter where you work. Miami
5.0
The article requested cannot be found!.Please refresh your browser or go back. Ny Press
3.8
In the wrong hands, The Company Men could have slipped into a slop of sentiment, but the movie doesnt go there. This is, first and foremost, a movie a .. Week In Rewind
3.8
And even though they still have a job, they know that nothing is guaranteed. Crazed Fan Boy
2.5
Writer/director John Wells has nothing but the noblest of admirable intentions. D Cist
3.5
This is not a movie of our time so much as it is a movie for our time. It is quite good, but it is, to be entirely truthful, discouraging to the core. Brandon Fibbs
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! .. Screen Junkies
3.8
SLINGING STONES AT GLASS TOWERS by Glenn Lovell Three Bostonians on various rungs of the corporate ladder are downsized in The Company Men, an engross .. Cinema Dope
3.8
We take no pleasure from it.How their stories play out is hardly surprising tragedy seems as assured as the movies final glimmer of hope and Genes con .. 7X7
3.0
Some more of one and less of the other and it could have been genuinely great.As it is, its not bad and often pretty good. Wild Sound



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