A boring, all-you-can-regurgitate buffet of buddy-movie/cop-movie banality, it would collapse under the weight of its own generic stupidity (without) Jackson and Levy.
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The Man (2005)
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Reviews Counted:98
Fresh:11
Rotten:87
Average Rating:3.3/10
Consensus: Despite the steely presence of Samuel L. Jackson and the comic timing of Eugene Levy, The Man's plot is pointless and its jokes rehashed, as it ends up playing out like the Odd Couple with gas.
Theatrical Release:Sep 9, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $8,278,660
Synopsis: Mismatching the two principal characters in a movie has become a comedy staple in Hollywood, and the tradition continues in director Les Mayfield's THE MAN. Andy Fidler (Eugene Levy) has a cheery... [More]
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer, Luke Goss
Director: Les Mayfield
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Reviews for The Man
The idea that anyone would mistake Eugene Levy for Samuel L. Jackson is just about the funniest thing in this action-buddy comedy.
09/08/05
Top CriticYou take your laughs where you can find them.
09/08/05
The Man lacks charisma, comic verve, and a reason for existing.
09/08/05
The humor isn't all that funny by comedy standards -- you're more likely to smile than laugh -- and the action scenes are low-key by adventure conventions.
09/08/05
Joins titles like Flashback, Bulletproof and Nothing To Lose as one of the most instantly forgettable odd-couple movies ever produced.
09/08/05
The inescapable fact about The Man is that this movie is completely unnecessary.
09/08/05
Top CriticAs long as airlines need sub-par comedies, The Man will have a home flying the friendly skies. On the ground, it goes nowhere.
09/08/05
...scattered traces of bickering, bantering and belligerence without an ounce of constructive energy to make this sassy salt-n-pepper actioner a palatable diversion
09/08/05
When a movie's comedic zenith is Levy farting in an elevator full of nuns, or nerdily intoning the salutations 'homie' and 'bitch,' you know it’s time to storm the box office to demand restitution.
09/08/05
It's a lot like the sweet/salty contrast in chocolate-covered peanuts. You're not going to get much nourishment from those peanuts, but that's not their job.
09/08/05
Characters are pretty much composites of their previous roles. Think Jackson's Pulp Fiction Jules getting all Ezekiel 25:17 on Levy's American Pie dad.
09/08/05
Top CriticForgettable, flaccid, and contrived though it may be, The Man does a nice job of simulating what might be considered an enjoyable film. Blame Samuel L. Jackson.
09/08/05
Gosh, aren't fart jokes funny?
09/08/05
Though it's just another cop story, this one's watachable thanks to the two principal performers who play against each other.
09/08/05
Rarely has a 2005 film made me so glad to see the credits.
09/08/05
When the bathroom humor is the best part of your film, it's time to go back to the drawing board.
09/07/05
Who knew Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy would make such a dynamic comic duo?
09/07/05
Top CriticThe buddy action comedy is now the megaplex equivalent of an old vaudeville routine. It is shticky, it is beyond predictable, it is such a creaky ritual that one would be hard-pressed to remember when it was actually fun.
09/07/05
Top CriticOne dull and anonymous movie...less like 'Midnight Run' or '48 Hrs.' than 'Pure Luck.'
09/07/05
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