The Company Men
2011 Directed by John Wells
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In America, we give our lives to our jobs. It's time to take them back.
Bobby Walker is living the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers.
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The decline and fall of the American Male, I guess? I don’t know. This movie is so caught up in a particular form of male vanity, it doesn’t seem to realize how foreign it makes itself to anyone outside that experience. Not that I don’t recognize these characters; a lot of men I’ve known throughout my life subscribe to this definition of manhood: you, and you alone (or, at least, you primarily) provide for your family, you keep moving up and up and up, and if you fail at that, regardless of why, you’re not a man. It is intrinsic to their identity, and it is destructive.
There’s a feint toward the virtues of what only a lifetime middle-class white-color…
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John Wells means well and his heart is in the right place, but some sequences in this film are just laughable. It's tough to not roll your eyes while Wells tries to make a scene where a character has to get rid of his club membership emotional or when a scene involving Affleck playing football with his coworkers is played out as if the king has finally decided to acknowledge the peasants. Having said that, Wells views are hard to be against and the cast all bring some humanity to otherwise dull characters. Chris Cooper's performance and storyline is the best thing about The Company Men. Everything else falls somewhere between "eh" and "pretty good".
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Solid drama, but it never manage to hit the cord. It just flows where it's supposed to. Well, easily forgotten then! :)
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Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones discuss why they are no longer relevent to the busines.
Whole thing accidentally filmed and released as a movie
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A moving film, gripping at today’s uncertainty and fear of our nation’s economic stability, and the idea that at any moment everything can be taken away, The Company of Men deals with this in a sincere and yet not overly dramatic way. The film follows three different men, each working for the same company at different points in their careers, as they deal with the loss of their jobs and the consequences of its affect not only on themselves but also with their loved ones, as they search to find “new “ meaning in their lives. It’s a touching film that reveals our sometimes false sense of security, buying and spending, forgetting the essentials that truly make our lives significant…
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Not even the great Roger Deakins behind the camera can elevate this beyond being a dull, underwritten episode from one of John Wells’ small-screen ventures — the frenetic pace of ER wouldn’t have suited the subject matter, but there was ample room for the same sparkling, walkie-talkie dialogue that made The West Wing so fervent.
In the department of small mercies, the acting is uniformly good and Kevin Costner delivers some of his best character work almost without opening his mouth.
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Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones discuss why they are no longer relevent to the busines.
Whole thing accidentally filmed and released as a movie
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Quite unremarkable, but has some incredibly sweet moments.
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como as multinacionais sao crueis... dinheiro é foda... filme perfeito!
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Just what we needed ... a Stanley Kramer film for the new millennium. Like Kramer's well-meaning, liberal films, this isn't exactly a bad film, but it's story is completely subservient to its message, which results in a pretty dull film. I'm not so sure that it's ultimate message is very reassuring either. Learn to rely on yourself ... and your millionaire friend who starts a new business and happens to need you.
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Himmailevaa draamaa liike-elämän raadollisuudesta. Kliseiset toivon pilkahdukset kyynisten mustien pilvien välistä, realismin hiippaillessa ainoastaan horisontissa, tekee palasta puuduttavan.
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Ben Affleck does more Boston accents.
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Interessante drama que lida com a vida de três homens que passam pelo estresse do desemprego e demissão. Um olhar sobre a vida corporativa, apesar de não se aprofundar muito nela. O maior destaque é o grande e bom elenco.
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Pretty easy watch, even for an insomniac during the very early sundaymorning. The imagery and message are hammered home too much, I prefer the cynicism of Margin Call I guess. In general the movie makes everything just seem too easy, while pretendin it's a realistic portrayal of the crisis. More naive than offensive, but nothing great.
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Enjoyable enough. Possibly a bit too close to reality for comfort!