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Man of the Year

Overview


Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

October 13, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Barry Levinson

Starring :

Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Jeff Goldblum, Shawn Roberts, Sasha Roiz

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : B+

“..well handled..”
by Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News]
2 of 4

“..one of the most frustrating dropped balls in recent multiplex memory..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“..is merely a Robin Williams stand-up routine wrapped in a limp script..”
by Meg Jones [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
1.5 of 4

“..indecisive and diffident..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
2.5 of 4

“..encapsulates Levinson's strengths and weaknesses together in one messy 115-minute package..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5

“..another reminder of just how far both Williams and Levinson have strayed from their respective strengths..”
by Wade Major [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..a generic political movie without any real politics..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Stephen Snart [The Cinema Source]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Reviewed by Jonathan W. Hickman [Entertainment Insiders]

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