Management (2008)

Director:

Stephen Belber

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Belber (written by)

Release Date:

21 May 2009 (Israel)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

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.

Plot Keywords:

Motel | Deathbed | Champagne | One Word Title | Laundry Room

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

USA:94 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44651) | Netherlands:9 | Iceland:10 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Madras, Oregon, USA

Company:

Image Entertainment

Quotes:

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.

Movie Connections:

References An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Soundtrack:

Na Na Na

Not good, not bad

MANAGEMENT is a small budget movie and it shows. The problem is that the elements don't add up. Is it a comedy? Is it a romance? Is it a drama? Life itself is all these things, but something went wrong with the elements here. Maybe too many scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, as at times the scene to scene cuts don't make sense.

Miss Aniston again plays Rachel, her character in FRIENDS. She talks with that hesitant speech pattern that can be annoying. She doesn't seem to finish her sentences as she stops and stutters too often. She's not a bad actress, but I wish she'd stop with those mannerisms. She tries to act natural, but it comes off as "unatural" Many actresses have a range of A to Z...hers is more like A to G.

One implausible element is when the Steve Zahn character is parachuting. How did he manage to hit the exact home that Aniston is living in???? Quite incredible.

The Woody Harelson character is the least interesting and should have been written and played differently. There is no reason Aniston would be with him.

Actress Margo Martindale who played Zahn's mother was wonderful and too bad she left the film so early.

I DID like the ending with the butt touch. Also