In the Company of Men
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- Let's hurt somebody
- mean guys being mean
- Not as good as his later works.
- looking at life and love at different angle
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In the Company of Men
Starring: Aaron Eckhart , Stacy Edwards , Matt Malloy , Emily Cline , and Jason Dixie
Director: Neil LaBute
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: 0767806786
Release Date: 1998-03-17 |
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Two bored businessmen, exiled to a remote company outpost on a six-week business trip, decide to enliven their visit by romancing a deaf woman and then savagely dumping her. Slimy Chad (Aaron Eckhart) convinces schlumphy Howard (Matt Molloy) to take part in the vicious scheme by framing it as an act of revenge against uppity womankind, but it quickly becomes apparent that he harbors some even more sinister motives. What might have been a simple exploration (some, no doubt, would say reiteration) of straightforward misogyny is elevated by the remarkable performance of Eckhart; at once charming and nauseating, his fascinating interpretation of pure competitive evil dominates the film. Neil LaBute's intelligent script is somewhat reminiscent of Whit Stillman's darker moments (minus the collegiate cleverness and zany warmth), and his direction, while rarely visually impressive, does connote the hellish impersonality of corporate interiors with chilling success. The director-screenwriter deserves additional plaudits for resisting both the tidal pull toward poetic justice and the temptation to draw either of his main characters as even slightly sympathetic. A study in ugliness, a rubbernecker's delight, a time bomb. --Miles Bethany
Customer Reviews:
Let's hurt somebody.......2007-05-29
A couple of office buddies, sick of some bad luck with the ladies, devise a sinister plan--find a nice woman and both stomp all over her heart. Just for fun. Oh yes, men are pigs, but this movie is hilarious and horrifying.
There are several occasions where you're placed in the cross-fire of some extremely blunt male conversations. Some of it feels a little forced, but most of their harsh statements and offensive jokes feels like another regular day in the company of men.
The two main players in this game are played by Aaron Eckhart and Matt Malloy. Just like in Thank You for Smoking, Eckart seems like a complete natural for the charismatic but arrogant business exec. Malloy fits in well as his feeble sidekick. They find the perfect victim for their despicable plan--a naive, pretty woman at the office who happens to be deaf. Her handicap adds to the cruelty of their competition.
There is one particular scene in this movie that made me quite uneasy. Eckart demoralizes a young, black employee by challenging him to drop his drawers and prove he has the (guts) to excel in the company. Talk about corporate pressure...
MAJOR SPOILERS-
I have to comment on the ending, because it's what makes this black comedy so brilliant. I was totally suprised by it. But it's actually true to life.
The nice guy finishes last, the girl gets her fragile heart broken, and the bad boy gets what he wants and doesn't learn any life-altering lessons. You don't see that sort of thing in movies very often. But this conclusion is what sets this story apart.
mean guys being mean.......2007-05-14
I was writing a screenplay and struggling to make my characters meaner people. Someone told me to see this movie, and I loved it. These guys are really horrible, it was great. Just when you think they are the worst, they get worse. Great ending, surprises.
Not as good as his later works........2007-03-07
I agree with a review that Roger Ebert gave Your Friends and Neighbors, which was, it was like Quinten Tarantino's Pulp Fiction to his Reservior Dogs. This film is a singular work, not on the scope of Your Friends and Neighbors, and not as good. Some scenes were very good and entertaining, and because of that, surely deserves to be watched. Hopefully if it goes on sale even more. At 20 dollars it would be a good buy. However, I did not find myself drawn into the failures of the characters as much as I was hoping for. So I find myself having to give it 3 stars.
looking at life and love at different angle.......2007-03-02
sometimes is a good thing. there are many people like these three people in real life everywhere. heartless, mindless, cruel, manipulating, demanding...there are people just like these men and woman we are meeting day to day. your boy friend or girl friend may be just like that kind of person. they use people by stabbing people in the back to crawl higher on the corporate ladder. hurting people mercilessly.
don't view this film with your own personal morality standard if it too high, then i simply suggest that you ignore it, don't watch it. if you cannot watch something with an open-minded view, there actually has less stuff you could enjoy except those beautiful, pretty wallpapers on your pc screen.
Ugly and stupid...........2006-10-06
This is one of those typically smug, self satisfied, Generation X 90's films, a film that gleefully shows the dark side of human nature but not in an interesting or an artistic way. It seems LaBute just wanted to show how nasty he could be. Believe me, I am not an overly sensitive, politically correct leftie or anything. I am a deep admirer of Catherine Breillat and Ingmar Bergman, and their films are not very happy. I do not accept the self indulgence which is on display here. This film reminds me of another piece of garbage film called Very Bad Things. Some critics and moviegoers liked that film because they thought it was just a very dark comedy. It wasn't. It was a sadistic, smarmy film that reveled in its cruelty without any intelligence behind it. This film really doesn't feel misogynistic to me. The humiliation of the woman isn't really why I dislike the film so much. It's the attitude towards the audience. It just feels like LaBute just killed something, and is forcing you to watch it over and over again, and he keeps saying "that's the way the world is baby! Hahahaha!". There's a ridiculous scene (which Roger Ebert thought was brilliant for some demented reason) where Aaron Eckhart forces a black employee to drop his pants. There's no point to the scene, and it doesn't even fit in with the rest of the film, just in terms of the narrative. A lot of people compared this film to a Kubrick film, and it is deeply insulting to Kubrick (and to fans of his, of which I include myself). Kubrick's films were injected with an artistry and intelligence that this film sorely lacks. LaBute's next film, Your Friends and Neighbors, was a bit better, but that too had a "shocking" scene in which Jason Patric talked about gleefully raping a man. Don't believe the hype of this film. It's not worth seeing.
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Indian authors Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy as well as American journalist Barbara Crossette talk to Charlie about India's 50th year of independence. They share their thoughts on the future of the world's largest democracy. Next, the United States Tennis Association is naming its new tennis stadium after the late tennis star Arthur Ashe. His widow, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, and USTA president Harry Marmion talk about the new stadium and the legacy of its namesake. Finally, filmmaker Neil Labute discusses his controversial new film, In The Company of Men, which explores gender relations.
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Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Subtitles), SYNOPSIS: Two junior executives on a six week business trip, both of whom have been recently hurt by women, devise a horrible plan to get even with women for their past hurts: They intend to find, romance, and then dump a vulnerable woman. They choose Cristine, and for a while all goes according to plan. However, it soon becomes clear that things are not as simple as they think. SPECIAL FEATURES: Photo Gallery, Interactive Menu, Filmographies, Featurette,
Average customer rating:
- Let's hurt somebody
- mean guys being mean
- Not as good as his later works.
- looking at life and love at different angle
- Ugly and stupid....
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In the Company of Men
Starring: Aaron Eckhart , Stacy Edwards , Matt Malloy , Emily Cline , and Jason Dixie
Director: Neil LaBute
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Edwards, Stacy
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Malloy, Matt
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Similar Items:
- Your Friends & Neighbors
- The Shape Of Things
- Happiness
- Welcome to the Dollhouse
- Thank You for Smoking (Widescreen Edition)
ASIN: 0767806778
Release Date: 1998-03-17 |
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Two bored businessmen, exiled to a remote company outpost on a six-week business trip, decide to enliven their visit by romancing a deaf woman and then savagely dumping her. Slimy Chad (Aaron Eckhart) convinces schlumphy Howard (Matt Malloy) to take part in the vicious scheme by framing it as an act of revenge against uppity womankind, but it quickly becomes apparent that he harbors some even more sinister motives. What might have been a simple exploration (some, no doubt, would say reiteration) of straightforward misogyny is elevated by the remarkable performance of Eckhart; at once charming and nauseating, his fascinating interpretation of pure competitive evil dominates the film. Neil LaBute's intelligent script is somewhat reminiscent of Whit Stillman's darker moments (minus the collegiate cleverness and zany warmth), and his direction, while rarely visually impressive, does connote the hellish impersonality of corporate interiors with chilling success. The director-screenwriter deserves additional plaudits for resisting both the tidal pull toward poetic justice and the temptation to draw either of his main characters as even slightly sympathetic. A study in ugliness, a rubbernecker's delight, a time bomb. --Miles Bethany
Customer Reviews:
Let's hurt somebody.......2007-05-29
A couple of office buddies, sick of some bad luck with the ladies, devise a sinister plan--find a nice woman and both stomp all over her heart. Just for fun. Oh yes, men are pigs, but this movie is hilarious and horrifying.
There are several occasions where you're placed in the cross-fire of some extremely blunt male conversations. Some of it feels a little forced, but most of their harsh statements and offensive jokes feels like another regular day in the company of men.
The two main players in this game are played by Aaron Eckhart and Matt Malloy. Just like in Thank You for Smoking, Eckart seems like a complete natural for the charismatic but arrogant business exec. Malloy fits in well as his feeble sidekick. They find the perfect victim for their despicable plan--a naive, pretty woman at the office who happens to be deaf. Her handicap adds to the cruelty of their competition.
There is one particular scene in this movie that made me quite uneasy. Eckart demoralizes a young, black employee by challenging him to drop his drawers and prove he has the (guts) to excel in the company. Talk about corporate pressure...
MAJOR SPOILERS-
I have to comment on the ending, because it's what makes this black comedy so brilliant. I was totally suprised by it. But it's actually true to life.
The nice guy finishes last, the girl gets her fragile heart broken, and the bad boy gets what he wants and doesn't learn any life-altering lessons. You don't see that sort of thing in movies very often. But this conclusion is what sets this story apart.
mean guys being mean.......2007-05-14
I was writing a screenplay and struggling to make my characters meaner people. Someone told me to see this movie, and I loved it. These guys are really horrible, it was great. Just when you think they are the worst, they get worse. Great ending, surprises.
Not as good as his later works........2007-03-07
I agree with a review that Roger Ebert gave Your Friends and Neighbors, which was, it was like Quinten Tarantino's Pulp Fiction to his Reservior Dogs. This film is a singular work, not on the scope of Your Friends and Neighbors, and not as good. Some scenes were very good and entertaining, and because of that, surely deserves to be watched. Hopefully if it goes on sale even more. At 20 dollars it would be a good buy. However, I did not find myself drawn into the failures of the characters as much as I was hoping for. So I find myself having to give it 3 stars.
looking at life and love at different angle.......2007-03-02
sometimes is a good thing. there are many people like these three people in real life everywhere. heartless, mindless, cruel, manipulating, demanding...there are people just like these men and woman we are meeting day to day. your boy friend or girl friend may be just like that kind of person. they use people by stabbing people in the back to crawl higher on the corporate ladder. hurting people mercilessly.
don't view this film with your own personal morality standard if it too high, then i simply suggest that you ignore it, don't watch it. if you cannot watch something with an open-minded view, there actually has less stuff you could enjoy except those beautiful, pretty wallpapers on your pc screen.
Ugly and stupid...........2006-10-06
This is one of those typically smug, self satisfied, Generation X 90's films, a film that gleefully shows the dark side of human nature but not in an interesting or an artistic way. It seems LaBute just wanted to show how nasty he could be. Believe me, I am not an overly sensitive, politically correct leftie or anything. I am a deep admirer of Catherine Breillat and Ingmar Bergman, and their films are not very happy. I do not accept the self indulgence which is on display here. This film reminds me of another piece of garbage film called Very Bad Things. Some critics and moviegoers liked that film because they thought it was just a very dark comedy. It wasn't. It was a sadistic, smarmy film that reveled in its cruelty without any intelligence behind it. This film really doesn't feel misogynistic to me. The humiliation of the woman isn't really why I dislike the film so much. It's the attitude towards the audience. It just feels like LaBute just killed something, and is forcing you to watch it over and over again, and he keeps saying "that's the way the world is baby! Hahahaha!". There's a ridiculous scene (which Roger Ebert thought was brilliant for some demented reason) where Aaron Eckhart forces a black employee to drop his pants. There's no point to the scene, and it doesn't even fit in with the rest of the film, just in terms of the narrative. A lot of people compared this film to a Kubrick film, and it is deeply insulting to Kubrick (and to fans of his, of which I include myself). Kubrick's films were injected with an artistry and intelligence that this film sorely lacks. LaBute's next film, Your Friends and Neighbors, was a bit better, but that too had a "shocking" scene in which Jason Patric talked about gleefully raping a man. Don't believe the hype of this film. It's not worth seeing.
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