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Writer (WGA):
Stephen Belber (written by)
Release Date:
21 May 2009 (Israel)
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Tagline:
A touching comedy
Plot:
A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone. full summary | full synopsis
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Motel
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Deathbed
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Champagne
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One Word Title
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Laundry Room
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(122 articles)
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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 9/29
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Tries too hard
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jennifer Aniston | ... | Sue |
 | Steve Zahn | ... | Mike |
 | Margo Martindale | ... | Trish |
 | Fred Ward | ... | Jerry |
 | James Hiroyuki Liao | ... | Al |
 | Woody Harrelson | ... | Jango |
| Katie O'Grady | ... | Corporate Bliss Receptionist |
| Yolanda Suarez | ... | Marissa |
| Kevin Heffernan | ... | Jed |
| Don Burns | ... | Businessman (as Don Stewart Burns) |
| Kimberly Howard | ... | Colleague |
| Collin Crowley | ... | Wally |
| Gilberto Martin del Campo | ... | Priest |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Jack (as Mark Boone Jr.) |
| Garfield Wedderburn | ... | Bus Driver |
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Rated R for language.
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USA:94 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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USA:R (certificate #44651) |
Netherlands:9 |
Iceland:10 |
Singapore:PG |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating)
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Mike:
What about kids? Do you want to have kids?
Sue Claussen: [avoiding the question] You know what was really great about that Yoga class?
Mike: ?
Sue Claussen: It was the breathing stuff. I don't do that.
Mike: Breathe?
Sue Claussen: There are days where I have to instruct my heart to request additional air
[takes a deep breath]
Sue Claussen: and I have to tell myself "Breathe, Sue. Just keep breathing."
[exhales]
Sue Claussen: Yes, I want kids.
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Sue Claussen: [avoiding the question] You know what was really great about that Yoga class?
Mike: ?
Sue Claussen: It was the breathing stuff. I don't do that.
Mike: Breathe?
Sue Claussen: There are days where I have to instruct my heart to request additional air
[takes a deep breath]
Sue Claussen: and I have to tell myself "Breathe, Sue. Just keep breathing."
[exhales]
Sue Claussen: Yes, I want kids.
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References An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
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Fate of Fates
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"Management" isn't necessarily a bad film -- I just found it entirely disengaging. Judging from some of the early feedback, I was expecting a sweet (if predictable) "indie" romantic comedy. I'm not a big fan of Jennifer Aniston, but she plays her types of roles well enough, and Steve Zahn proved with "Rescue Dawn" that he's an underrated actor.
My problem with "Management" is that it plays into the quirky subgenre clichés far too easily. I'd bet the director is a big Hal Ashby or Mike Nichols fan -- this comes off like an uneasy mix of "Harold and Maude" and "The Graduate." Its protagonist is a borderline stalker.
That's not inherently negative, but I just felt like there was no real spark between Aniston and Zahn. The whole thing felt very...calculated. It wasn't naturally offbeat -- and, as a result, I was left wondering why we're supposed to feel any type of entertainment in watching these people.