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In the Company of Men

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In the Company of Men (1997)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:46

Rotten:6

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In writer-director Neil LaBute's debut feature film, a pair of thirtysomething white-collar businessmen, embittered by their shallow lives and bad experiences with women, target and romance a... In writer-director Neil LaBute's debut feature film, a pair of thirtysomething white-collar businessmen, embittered by their shallow lives and bad experiences with women, target and romance a beautiful deaf secretary (Stacy Edwards) solely for the purpose of dumping her and thus gaining revenge on her sex. While one of the junior execs, Chad (Aaron Eckhart), is relentlessly cold-blooded and cruel, his partner, Howard (Matt Malloy), proves to be a spineless tagalong. When their manipulative game ends, one of them is in for a shocking surprise. Touted as "the most controversial film of the year" upon its release in 1997, this articulate black comedy sparked a roiling storm of praise and loathing from critics and audiences alike. Eckhart, a college friend of LaBute's, became the primary lightning rod for these passionate, widely varying responses, winning an Independent Spirit Award for his performance while also fending off occasional verbal abuse from angry women mistaking him for the reptilian character he plays. The film unapologetically depicts appalling behavior but never condones Chad and Howard's actions, making it one of the most intriguing and memorable movies of the late 1990s. [More]

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, Stacy Edwards

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, Stacy Edwards

Director: Neil LaBute

Director: Neil LaBute
Screenwriter: Neil LaBute
Producer: Mark Archer, Stephen Pevner
Composer: Ken Williams, Karel Roessingh

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Cruel, cool and pleasingly provocative.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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A disturbing, well observed screen debut from director LaBute, while the three central performances are spot on.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
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LaBute's film is not easy to watch, deal with or understand. But its effect is unmistakable.

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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10/18/08
Washington Post

A dazzling, repellent exercise in which the case against men is closed before it's opened.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
02/11/08
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

LaBute, a playwright and former drama teacher, has succeeded in creating a study of banal, everyday evil.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
02/11/08
Jeff Giles
Jeff Giles
Newsweek

A bitterly promising screenwriting-directing debut from playwright Neil LaBute.

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02/11/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A dark, probing, truly disturbing exploration of yuppie angst and male anxieties as they manifest themselves in both the work and personal arenas.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/11/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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A highlight of the 97 Sundance Film Fest, LaBute's astonishing debut is a dark, probing, vastly entertaining satire about misogyny and sexual politics in the work as well as personal arena; LaBute is a major dialoguist to watch

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10/25/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A compelling, but not likable, film.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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No review available.

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10/30/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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10/01/04
Fred Topel
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About.com

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02/20/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

I don't what finding humor in the most unsavory of situations says about me, but in terms of LaBute, it means that a first-class filmmaker has arrived on the scene.

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01/11/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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12/02/03
Frank Swietek
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07/30/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Eerily unflinching film that features three first-rate performances.

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07/28/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

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07/18/03
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Movie City News

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07/10/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

What we also have here, in other words, is a movie in which next to nothing happens. See it only if you are having trouble sleeping.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
 
 
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