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Critics Consensus: It might be hard for most viewers to identify with The Company Men's well-heeled protagonists, but writer/director John Wells uses their plight to make universally resonant points -- and gets the most out of his excellent cast.
Critic Consensus: It might be hard for most viewers to identify with The Company Men's well-heeled protagonists, but writer/director John Wells uses their plight to make universally resonant points -- and gets the most out of his excellent cast.
All Critics (165) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (111) | Rotten (54) | DVD (4)
With harrowing realism, The Company Men captures the raw, personal impact of the economic meltdown.
A serious, schematic, well-acted film about adjusting to new lifestyles in a changing world...
Deserves credit for being a well written and seriously conceived ensemble drama about white-collar America and the financial crash.
It turns out that middle-ranking executives and even some corporate board members have feelings. Who knew?
Everything is pat, from the stereotyped characters (Kevin Costner plays the noble blue-collar worker) to the obvious plot turns.
There's also little sense of what these characters were like before reality came crashing down on them.
The Company Men is well made, but it seems to resort to shorthand to cover all that it wants to address -- a little less scope and a little more depth might have served it better.
Like its sleeker counterpart, Up in the Air, The Company Men was born during the worst recession since the Great Depression. It's the sign of the times and carries much relevancy.
It's tough to feel torn up about Ben Affleck having to sell his Porsche when most of us are hustling to make rent at the end of every month.
The Company Men, aka "The Supposed Problems of Unsympathetic Rich People" or "Good Actors Stuck in a Mediocre Movie," tries to be timely, but it's as out of touch as Pat Buchanan.
Amazing acting backed up by an authentic and emotionally engaging story makes The Company Men one of the best films of the year.
Despite some of its one-dimensional characters, this drama captures the sacrifices that people make during periods of unemployment.
Great cast dealing with a story about the changes in the economy and with people of all ages losing their jobs. While the top manager characters may be harder to relate to than, say, a possible middle class worker, their frustrations and problems are real, including all the different positive and negative consequences and outcomes. No breath taking film by any means but it gets its points across in an entertaining way.
Super Reviewer
A demanding film that wins us over little by little, tackling a downbeat topic with a slow, careful approach and asking us to be patient because the result will certainly be rewarding, and its main strength lies in three exceptional performances by Jones, Affleck and Cooper.
Phil Woodward: My life ended and nobody noticed. "In America, We Give Our Lives To Our Jobs. It's Time To Take Them Back." The Company Men was a surprising movie for me. I didn't have great expectations because of the rather luke warm review it got when initially released. However, I really like it. I liked the story, which was real life and something that sums up many people's lives around the time of the financial repression setting in. Also I like how this shows big corporate giants and their lack of empathy for their workers. It's all about how much they can make, while they put thousands of people who have families out of work all in the name of how high we can get our stock before we cash out. The Company Men shows three men who are negatively effected by the downsizing of the company they have each worked at for years. We see how the downsizing effects not only them, but their families as well, as money, which has never been an issue, is suddenly a problem. The story has political undertones throughout as we constantly hear things about Bush and what he's going to do about the collapse, and news about Goldman possibly being involved in illegal activities. This movie does have some powerful moments as many things represented in it have occurred to many we know. Plants start laying off workers because stocks are dropping and the higher ups have to keep the holders happy. That's the excuse I guess. In the end though all the firings do is allow the CEO and other executives the opportunity to pad their own bank account while every worker who made the company what it is are put on the chopping block. The Company Men is a well made and important movie with a phenomenal cast and great writing. Some moments(mostly family scenes with Affleck) come off a bit misguided, but for the most part, the film is razor sharp and effective in everything it sets out to do. This is definitely one that's worth a look and I'm glad I finally got around to seeing it after pushing it aside for a couple of years.
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