The Company Men
Directed by:
John WellsScreenplay:
John WellsCinematography:
Roger DeakinsComposer:
Aaron ZigmanCast:
Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sasha Spielberg, Dana Eskelson, Gary Galone (more)VOD (1)
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The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities. When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company's balance sheet during the 2010 recession, thousands of employees will take the hit, like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck). Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job. Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle, and the loss of his home, but also his feelings of self-worth. (Universal Pictures UK)
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After yesterday’s movie about success, this is like falling flat on your face. Office workers who lose their jobs... in a way it’s a very pleasing sight. Ben has to sell his Porsche (sniff), Ben and his wife and kids move in with his parents (arf-arf), gets pissed that he can’t land a job, won’t play golf anymore and won’t maintain his “standard". Poor guy. But it is just this disgusting arrogance and conceit that makes The Company Men a highly watchable and most of the time convincing picture. Tommy Lee Jones in the role of the nice boss seems to be running on neutral, and maybe you won’t be too sorry for Chris Cooper, but all in all it’s very good.
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