Man About Town is frustratingly manic in its tone... the unevenness wears too thin too quickly.
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04/02/07
Man About Town (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 3
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Synopsis: Ben Affleck stars in this lighthearted comedy as Jack, a slick Hollywood agent with his work all in line but his personal life in shambles. When he signs up for a self-help course, his colleague... [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, Mike Binder, John Cleese
Director: Mike Binder
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Binder's made some really fine movies and some curiously weak ones; my opinion is that this one falls firmly in the latter group.
03/01/07
How dense is Binder? He uses an acoustic version of Our Lips Are Sealed to underscore a tender moment Jack recalls from his childhood. Because nothing says 1976 quite like an iconic song from 1981.
02/14/07
has enough of a sense of humor to overcome the Affleck-induced malaise that you might otherwise be expecting
02/13/07
...Binder's reliance on increasingly melodramatic elements effectively negates the film's few positive attributes...
02/11/07
O desfecho, em sua ânsia de amarrar a narrativa com uma mensagenzinha engrandecedora, soa falso e não faz jus ao restante do filme, que utiliza muito bem o humor para desenvolver personagens quase sempre interessantes.
12/19/06
Affleck's best performance since Good Will Hunting
09/03/06
Like writer director Mike Binder's previous film, The Upside of Anger, there is bite in this comedy as it looks at relationships, inner-demons and resolutions.
08/25/06
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