Man About Town is frustratingly manic in its tone... the unevenness wears too thin too quickly.
Man About Town (2006)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:3
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.2/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, some sexual content and a scene of violence
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
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... 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 gets wind of it, and he finds his attempts at self-improvement are the source of the world's laughter. Directed by Mike Binder, MAN ABOUT TOWN also stars Rebecca Romijn and John Cleese. [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, Mike Binder, John Cleese
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, Mike Binder, John Cleese, Gina Gershon, Adam Goldberg, Howard Hesseman, Bai Ling, Jerry O'Connell, Kal Penn, Amber Valletta, Damien Dante Wayans
Director: Mike Binder
Director: Mike Binder
Screenwriter: Mike Binder
Composer: Larry Groupe
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Reviews for Man About Town
Binder's made some really fine movies and some curiously weak ones; my opinion is that this one falls firmly in the latter group.
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.
has enough of a sense of humor to overcome the Affleck-induced malaise that you might otherwise be expecting
...Binder's reliance on increasingly melodramatic elements effectively negates the film's few positive attributes...
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.
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.
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