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Two bored businessmen, exiled to a remote company outpost on a six-week business trip, decide to enliven their visit by romancing a deaf woman and then savagely dumping her. Slimy Chad (Aaron Eckhart)...( read more 
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MCT:August 5, 2008Aaron Eckhart will blow you away. His embodiment of everyday evil is so spot on, I could swear I've met him before. One of the great villains on film.
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MCT:May 3, 2008Aah yes, finally some dark humor. Aaron Eckhart was flawless and just plain amusing in a twisted way. No happy endings here so it was very fun to watch after a string of typical films I've seen lately. I just love watching twisted characters getting away with things that disturb most people. Excellent stuff.
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MCT:February 18, 2008brutal dark comedy with several memorable scenes - i loved it. check it out if you like dark comedies.
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MCT:December 30, 2007
"Women. Nice ones, the most frigid of the race, it doesn't matter in the end. Inside they're all the same meat and gristle and hatred just simmering." - Chad
Neil LaBute's 'In the Company of Men' runs very much like a stage production. In fact I was utterly shocked when I heard it wasn't based on one. It should have been, and I would go so far as to say it should be adapted into a stage production. The reason I say this is because the film relies on the dialogue, acting and character's emotions to move the storyline, and not action or explosions or nudity. Nope, 'In the Company of Men' is like a 90-minute play following three key characters. The first is Chad (Aaron Eckhart - in his feature film debut performance), a young, good-looking cocky businessman who's a crude and cruel misogynist. His partner/boss is also his best friend, Howard (Matt Maloy) a semi-geeky quiet guy who's very shy, especially around women. Distraught about their incredibly back luck with the ladies, the two decide to go through with a plan (initiated by the devilish Chad of course) to find a woman, both target her and trick her into loving both of them, then just leave her with nothing. Howard goes along with the plan with doubts, while Chad warm-fully embraces the idea. During a six-week business trip, Chad meets a beautiful, kind, understanding and affectionate office worker who happens to be deaf (Stacy Edwards) -- Chad's perfect mark for this plan. The rest of the film is pretty much Chad and Howard trying to score this chick and zeroing in on their torturous plan. It doesn't sound very interesting and entertaining, does it? A lot of the film drags, but I really liked it for three reasons -- the three main characters.
The characters in Neil LaBute's 'In the Company of Men' are miraculous -- the three are very detailed and the actors who play them are phenomenal. Malloy is great as the nervous sap that is Howard and Edwards is always a pleasure to watch, but Eckhart steals the show by a mile. Astounding doesn't even begin to describe young Aaron Eckhart's performance in this as the sadistic and menacing power-hungry creep, Chad, who makes Stalin look like 'Mickey Mouse'. Chad could be described as a socio-path in that he doesn't give two sh*ts about anyone except himself and sneers at the thought of helping anyone out. For me, Eckhart was 100% believable during the entire runtime of the feature and he does such a fantastic job of reeling you into his mindset -- in other words Eckhart should have received an Oscar nomination for his work in this. Like I mentioned prior, Neil LaBute's writing has it's ups and downs and some pacing problems, and his directing is nothing impressive in the slightest. I'd say after viewing 'In the Company of Men' I was more interested in the greatly talented actor Aaron Eckhart then I was the filmmaker, Neil LaBute.
In conclusion, I recommend this if you could enjoy and appreciate a film based solely on superb acting. If not, don't waste your time with 'In the Company of Men'. If you can fully appreciate acting at it's best, be sure to check it out. Grade: B -
MCT:November 24, 2007i love aaron eckhart but the concept is terrible and who ever edited this movie should be fired immedatley, it was terribly done. If i had this movie on my comp, I could do wonders.
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MCT:August 24, 2007
an extremely unique film whcih is hard to describe. but it is an excellent study of the bitterness us humans can feel towards the opposite gender and what it can make us do. fantastic performances from the three leads and the very harsh script make this compelling (if sometimes uncomfortable) viewing
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MCT:August 7, 2007
Writer/director Neil LaBute's debut is a provocative but darkly humorous film that features really good performances by its three leads (especially Aaron Eckhart, who is terrific in his breakout role). LaBute's script is well written and it is an interesting look on the dark side on men on how they view women. It slightly fizzles out towards the end but final result is a really good.
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MCT:June 8, 2007
Neil LaBute has once again given us a disturbing view of human interaction which awakens and touches on that part of ourselves we try so hard not to acknowledge...
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MCT:May 9, 2007
This sublte love story really accentuates the elaborate balance that needs to be struck between two people in a relationship. I find this movie inspiring!
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MCT:May 5, 2007
Harrowing portrait of the consequences of a violently patriarchal society naturally playing itself out in the ultra-competitive office culture. I would hesitate to label this a satire, since it is a very slight exageration. Aaron Eckhart gives a searing, pitch-perfect performance as a coorporate sociopath in a role that appears to have been written for him. The film's writing is brutally good and the cold, clinical way in which it goes about its business is frightening.
A great film, most definitely not for all tastes. Keep an open mind (and be smart enough to understand that the film is not endorsing mysoginy, but is a portrait of unbridled hatred) and you will find yourself absorbed. -
MCT:April 16, 2007
eckhart's only better acting performance is in thank you for smoking. this one is a very close second
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MCT:March 18, 2007
A very disturbing movie about two bored businessmen who plan to play an awful trick on a deaf woman. Slow moving but had great performances from the three main actors.
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MCT:March 9, 2007
If women have any doubt as to what men are capable of doing and saying about them all they have to do is watch this film. After seeing two other films by Neil LaBute - Your Friends & Neighbors and The Shape of Things - I'm beginning to think the man's a misogynist! However, fans of Aaron Eckhart should not miss this movie! The man is a brilliant actor and he will really make you believe he's the worst pig in the world In The Company of Men!
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MCT:February 17, 2007
Perhaps the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. A kick in the stomach, that took me a few days after I saw it to appreciate. But you have to give it credit for being so relentless.
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MCT:January 15, 2007
this isnt a coemdy. its really sloooow. its about ppl who are really sick. stacy edwards did a great job playing this carhacter though.
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MCT:November 4, 2006
Wow... this was a really strong movie. Sometimes I just had to turn away. Aaron Eckhart is turning into one of my favorite actors. The last third of the movie was just absolutely great. The scene with Christine and Howard in the car was just strong. Great movie.
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MCT:October 11, 2006
Aaron Eckhart is beyond evil in this movie. But what I love more than anything is the choice of setting (always behind closed doors, or in the men's room), very realistic. Almost seems like you might actually know someone like this.
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MCT:October 4, 2006
Love to watch this again, sadly unavailable on Region 2, but I'd recommend it to anyone who can see it. Eckhart is disturbing, cruel but ultimately honest, brutally so. Portrays the modern male as vicious unsympathetic predator, and the third act is bloody strong.
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MCT:September 29, 2006
The movie that launched the film careers of Neil LaBute and Aaron Eckhart. Produced for only a few thousand dollars, it remains their best work. Savage, brutal, and hilarious. You can't watch it just once.
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MCT:September 18, 2006
Eckhart is one of those actors I could watch in anything. he is ruggedly handsome, a great actor, and seems very intelligent. This is a very volatile role for him but he's very good at playing the supreme a**hole. Check it out.
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MCT:August 23, 2006
This movie is wickedly wrong in so many ways...The first movie I saw Aaron Eckhart in and I knew he'd be a great actor in years to come!
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MCT:July 20, 2006I hated it! Boring, low budget, ...watched first 20 min. & scanned to late 4 which was an uneventful ending! Subject matter didn't get the justice. Needs to be remade with scenery & lights and a few more characters!
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MCT:June 25, 2006
This film does for misogyny and sexism what "Do the Right Thing" did for racial tension. The story involves two women-hating businessmen who decide to "punish" the female gender by separately wooing, and then leaving, a shy, deaf secretary in their office. Sometimes hard to watch, this film is a bold exploration of modern gender relations, and is an important, controversial, and absolutely mandatory viewing experience. Aaron Eckhart is the best screen villain ever... just wait until you hear his final revelation at the end of the movie. *shudder*
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