The Company Men
Directed by:
John WellsScreenplay:
John WellsCinematography:
Roger DeakinsComposer:
Aaron ZigmanCast:
Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sasha Spielberg, Dana Eskelson, Gary Galone (more)VOD (1)
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Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) 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 (Chris Cooper) and Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones) jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law (Kevin Costner) that does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps -- the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. (official distributor synopsis)
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After yesterday’s movie about success, this is like falling flat on your face. Office workers who lose their jobs... in a way it’s a very pleasing sight. Ben has to sell his Porsche (sniff), Ben and his wife and kids move in with his parents (arf-arf), gets pissed that he can’t land a job, won’t play golf anymore and won’t maintain his “standard". Poor guy. But it is just this disgusting arrogance and conceit that makes The Company Men a highly watchable and most of the time convincing picture. Tommy Lee Jones in the role of the nice boss seems to be running on neutral, and maybe you won’t be too sorry for Chris Cooper, but all in all it’s very good.
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