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Man About Town

  • 20062006
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  • 1h 36m
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5.5/10
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Man About Town (2006)
ComedyDrama
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
8.1K
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    • Mike Binder
    • Mike Binder
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Rebecca Romijn
    • John Cleese
    • Mike Binder
    • Mike Binder
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Rebecca Romijn
    • John Cleese
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    • 45User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Jack Giamoro
    Rebecca Romijn
    Rebecca Romijn
    • Nina Giamoro
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Dr. Primkin
    Sam Ball
    Sam Ball
    • Jimmy Dooley
    • (as Samuel Ball)
    Mike Binder
    Mike Binder
    • Morty
    Erica Cerra
    Erica Cerra
    • Sela
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Arlene Kreiner
    Adam Goldberg
    Adam Goldberg
    • Phil Balow
    Howard Hesseman
    Howard Hesseman
    • Ben Giamoro
    Bai Ling
    Bai Ling
    • Barbi Ling
    Jerry O'Connell
    Jerry O'Connell
    • David Lilly
    Kal Penn
    Kal Penn
    • Alan Fineberg
    Amber Valletta
    Amber Valletta
    • Brynn Lilly
    Damien Dante Wayans
    Damien Dante Wayans
    • Lucky Reynolds
    Laura Soltis
    Laura Soltis
    • Barbara Giamoro
    Spencer Forbes
    • Anthony Giamoro
    Anysha Berthot
    Anysha Berthot
    • Leah
    Lewis Broatch
    • Young Jack - Age 12
      • Mike Binder
      • Mike Binder
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Jack Giamoro: [Discussing Barbi's scripts] I read them on the shitter.

      Barbi Ling: Excuse me?

      Jack Giamoro: Well I was on the shitter, taking a shit, when I read your scripts. I just thought it was appropriate.

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    7/10
    A very rounded film: Jersey Girl for grown-ups
    Stress and Success: I believe that "Man About Town" gets to the soul of work-life balance in a surprising way. A head review on IMDb compares it to American Beauty -- I think this makes it too heavy and the themes too weighty -- it is Jersey Girl with grown-ups - has farce, charm, and truly poignant scenes, as well as a man who as his life goes down the toilet makes his soul play and work for him.

    Is it about the material waste vs. romance? : well, no not really; a modern parable of values; a little; an Italian drama with American values played out like a french comedy romance: definitely.

    There is a strong cast: A pythonesque cameo breaks up the story into segments. Howard Hesseman as the father is a better role than expected: and he delivers a class performance. A face I hadn't noticed before, Damien Wayans, (well according to IMDb his previous credits include "cousin carrying plastic bag" in Don't be a Menace to South Central while Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, 'nuff said...) here he handles the foil of Ben Affleck's necessarily flack-like performance with real aplomb as the put-upon PA. He has behind the fluff a serious look that would lend well to comedy and/or drama. Bet we'll see more of him.

    The treatment lends to being real handled with verve and vigor: covering the gamut from farce to bathos - and for my money hit a surprising number of home runs. Ben Affleck - a man driven to the point of desperation, and reconnection gives a deceptively light performance: I would have to say they are some awesome skills going into this - sometime he makes it look too easy, too, what's the word, smiley ?, but it is nicely played. It is his most mature role to date and he handles this tale of a man discovering his true values and maturity with a measured casualness.

    On filming: I found the approach to filming itself more complex than I expected the lighting and sound are both clever and discrete; and it is well lit. Obviously style and architecture and the LA dream are nicely displayed: great design. The office really looks right, down to the door handles.

    The editing makes good sense and keeps the pace in a natural story that jumps pace and genre : and there are some shots with lifts that are unique (!) and worth checking out for that reason alone.

    It is funny particularly good on the visual jokes, but not overly crude, but It also moved me to tears four times - no mean feat - and my wife even more.

    Mike Binder, who both wrote and directed this, is getting really close to having a real hit - I sense a director ready to take on a big star, and big themes and fly with them.

    Overall, I enjoyed this tremendously and would say: more like it please. It is kind of familiar territory and many critics will point to it as too mixed up to be clear: but I would argue that the theme of redemption is clearer than the lax comic relief that occasionally surfaces -- and the silliness is light relief and flows out of the plot.

    This film about a film executive who caught the success train early and now feels the baggage carriage rocketing up fast could itself be difficult to categorize as comedy romance drama etc; and that may be a weakness in marketing, but it is a strength in the telling: I found it a very rounded experience. Who wouldn't want to find films that touch the soul and here we have.

    Worth the rental (And a release - This should be a release with real marketing values - right?) -- yup and how.
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    • intelearts
    • Nov 5, 2006

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 2006 (Netherlands)
      • United States
      • Media 8 Entertainment
      • English
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Media 8 Entertainment
      • Sunlight Productions
      • Man About Town Films Inc.
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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