The Company Men Movie Review
America will start its new year, with a batch of new movies including John Wells’ The Company Men. Out of all new movies, this one may connect to the viewers the most because its plot is centred on corporate downsizing. The movie spans a reel time of 109 minutes has been rated an R owing to brief nudity and language. It was shot across Boston, Massachusetts. Here is a brief sneak peak of The Company Men. We provide a movie review alongside, based on the response that the movie has had in other parts of world.
The Company Men Poster
The plot of The Company Men is a story of three men facing the brunt of corporate downsizing and its effect on their lives. Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper are employees of a fictional company called GTX in Boston. Following the recent economic crisis, the company decides to cut down on high-grossing employees in a attempt to replenish its plunging stocks and lure back stakeholders. The filming of the movie began in April, 2009, completing in the June of the same year. It is a surprise, why it was held from US release in 2010 because then it would have been eligible for award considerations.
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The movie review of The Company Men shows that it stands on firm ground. Although the three leads have little interaction on the screen, they perform beautifully on their own. Something coming from the stable of Wells is expected to be phenomenal, especially because he gave us The West Wing and ER. Although some critics have been panning Wells for hurrying up the plot on the screen, the truth remains that Wells has created a movie which succeeds in conveying the agony of the recession. The piece, on a whole is thought provoking and leads the audience into serious introspection. There is no background music and instead of taking away value from the movie, it magnifies the graveness.
The Company Men is a must watch for those who prefer realistic cinema.
Director: John Wells
Writer: John Wells
Actors: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper & Tommy Lee Jones
US Release Date: 21st January, 2011
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