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Man in the Chair

Rating
6.5
171
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Original title
Man in the Chair
Year
Running time
107 min.
Country
United States United States
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Genre
Comedy. Drama | Film In Film
Critics' reviews
  • "A ramshackle but likeable story."
  • "By salvaging a troubled script with deep, committed, touching portrayals, Plummer and Walsh help prove Schroeder’s points about how Hollywood isn’t just the province of the rich, young and pretty."
  • "Walsh and Plummer are obviously pros, and they hustle to put across some patently ridiculous business, but, well, it's true about the polishing thing."
  • "Pic offers the pleasures of connecting Hollywood traditions and generations in the spirit of Peter Bogdanovich's films about and inspired by the movies."
  • "'Man in the Chair' has few surprises. Once its machinery is humming, it settles into a soothing fable of a last hurrah."
  • "We'll overlook the clichéd predictability of their partnership and note that Plummer, and M. Emmet Walsh as his lonely friend, are a pleasure to watch."
  • "With its flashy, music-video style edits, rock-scored montages and septuagenarian cast, it’s hard to say who, exactly, is the right audience for this unusual comedic drama."
  • "As in 'Cocoon', the emphasis is on sentiment, feel-good and reclaiming the elderly from the scrapheap. But the performances are nowhere near as subtle."
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