Man About Town (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.7/10   

Director:

Mike Binder

Guionista (WGA):

Mike Binder (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

8 junio 2006 (Netherlands)

Género:

Comedia | Drama

Frase comercial:

Welcome to the deep end of a very shallow town.

Plot:

A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down. |

Plot Keywords:

Talent Agent | Hollywood | Diary | Reference To IMDb | Aquarium

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A worthwhile drama

Reparto

Ben Affleck	...	Jack Giamoro
Rebecca Romijn	...	Nina Giamoro
John Cleese	...	Dr. Primkin
Samuel Ball	...	Jimmy Dooley
Mike Binder	...	Morty
Erica Cerra	...	Sela
Gina Gershon	...	Arlene Kreiner
Adam Goldberg	...	Phil Balow
Howard Hesseman	...	Ben Giamoro
Ling Bai	...	Barbi Ling
Jerry O'Connell	...	David Lilly
Kal Penn	...	Alan Fineberg
Amber Valletta	...	Brynn Lilly
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Lucky Reynolds
Laura Soltis	...	Barbara Giamoro

También conocida como:

Diario de un ejecutivo agresivo (Spain) [es]
Un destino compartido (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and a scene of violence.

Duración:

96 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Media 8 Entertainment

Errores:

Continuidad: In the part where Brynn Lilly is pretending to be Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992), she is holding a cigarette. Each time the camera changes angles, the cigarette is long, then short, then long, several times.

Citas:

Dr. Primkin: I am here to give you the tools to help you to uncover, discover, and discard the crap that is holding you back. And you sir, definitely have crap that is holding you back.

Conexiones de Película:

References Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Banda de Sonido:

Basic Instinct

A worthwhile drama

My expectations for this movie were pretty low. Ben Affleck's resume is very much hit and miss, with the misses being sometimes being of epic proportion. As well, I had seen two recent movies by director Mike Bender (Upside of Anger and Reign over Me) which certainly did not live up to praises and high ratings they received. It was thus with skepticism that I decided to kill time watching Man About Town, expecting a total dud. I was proved wrong.

Much like its successor Reign Over Me, the main character here is going through issues and everything is rather organic and poignantly directed, contrary to the usual remote third person view employed in "safer" Hollywood work. There are some light comedic moments here but what makes them work is how human and heartfelt the struggles are depicted. And while Ben Affleck will never be the second coming of a Ed Norton or Anthony Hopkins, here he gives a very honest and balanced performance and we cannot help but sympathize with this character caught in the artificial life of Los Angeles and talent agencies.

If anything, one plot tread about his book takes perhaps too much importance in what is otherwise a sober treatment of character and the issues he has to deal with in his personal and professional life. The entire cast is extremely good and was well chosen, although it does feel like they could have done more with John Cleese. One exception: I really felt Bai Ling was off in her performance.

Overall, this is a very enjoyable movie with a satisfying conclusion instead of the usual eye-rolling fest with the easy way out.