tanty
The story is quite flat and stereotypical. No ups and downs. Everything goes as expected and, of course, we have a hopeful positive ending for the needs of the US viewer.
The cast is impressive and direction, cut and performances are OK.
The Company Men
- Drama
10/21/2010
104
R
In America, we give our lives to our jobs. It's time to take them back.
Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers.
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- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $4,882,577
- Budget:
- $15,000,000
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Cast
Ben AffleckBobby Walker- Tommy Lee JonesGene McClary
- Chris CooperPhil Woodward
- Kevin CostnerJack Dolan
Maria BelloSally Wilcox- Rosemarie DeWittMaggie Walker
- Craig T. NelsonSalinger
- Eamonn WalkerDanny
- Tom KempConal Doherty
- Nancy VilloneDiane Lindstrom
- Patricia KalemberCynthia McClary
- Gary GaloneKarlson (uncredited)
- David De BeckActing
- John FranchiNeighbor
- Sasha SpielbergSarah Woodward
- John DomanDysert
Reviews
themoviediorama
The Company Men calmly reflects a recessive economic climate through a downsizing company. Financial stability is the sole craving in everyones life. The upper class. The middle class. Every class. The notion to which one will never encounter the fear of losing their personal possessions and their career position. Corporate employees specifically seek the solidity in their salaries, to be able to provide for their own pride and families. When the economic recession devastated the States last decade, its impact was critical. Innocent workers essentially lost their lives, driving themselves into the descent of debt.
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