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Plot: A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen.
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MCT:September 2, 2008
This movie was pretty decent.
Aaron Eckhart plays the character very well. I wish there were more of Jessica Alba, I thought she was pretty amazing in this movie. The one who stole the show was obviously Logan Lerman.
The movie needed something more to it. I'm not sure what it is, but it needed something. Maybe it needed a better understanding of what the plot was about. It felt like it threw in things at times and just expect you to catch on with what they were doing.
Pretty entertaining, nothing made me laugh, but a few chuckles now and again. -
MCT:September 2, 2008
A comedy with some depth. Not bad. Not bad at all! I initially sought this one out because one of my favorite actors was in it. Ah, yes, Timothy Olyphant! I have to say, I felt that this film was well casted. The characters had a great dynamic going on. The whole thing seemed genuine in a quirky sort of way. I might have gone four stars; however, I didn't love the ending. It felt a little "bleh" to me. This one was definitely worth the watch, though.
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MCT:September 1, 2008
09-01-08 --Aaron Eckhart was very convincing. Even though you can see his fake belly. A story about a guy that gets stepped on and gets pushed aside all the time just because he's doing what he thinks he has to do in life. Make money and keep up with expectations. Until he meets a teenage boy that gives him new perspective. I could relate to the character a few times but this guy's life really sucks! "You apologize!, You apologize!". There are funny moments as there are sad. There are frustrating moments as there are relief moments. Good movie.
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MCT:September 1, 2008
I found it funny in the right places and heart warming in others. Eckhart like I said before is a great actor. Hot ladies in this movie! mmmhmm. Olyphant is funny as well.
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MCT:September 1, 2008I am truly starting to warm up to Aaron Eckhart. What a great and versatile actor. This movie is touching. About a middle aged man finding himself, and fighting for the woman he loves. A well made, quality movie.
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MCT:September 1, 2008Hmmm. I rated this before. Oh well. An interesting movie. Good story plot about a man who doesn't wish to settle for less of life but to be more in control of it. Good music. Timothy Olyphant is hilarious. Aaron Eckhart is great. Definitely worthy.
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MCT:September 1, 2008
A beautiful and fun-to-watch performance from Aaron Eckhart and a sweet film about a disappointed middle-aged man and his struggle to find himself and his dreams...
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MCT:September 1, 2008
Overall good film. Much of it goes nowhere, but it does it with style and substance. There were several instances where the script faltered, earning it a 3/5.
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MCT:September 1, 2008
All through the movie, I just kept saying, "Poor Bill. He just can't catch a break."
Then the teen he is mentoring shows him how to cut loose and have fun. There a some funny moments in this film. It's a good one for all of us facing that "mid-life crisis" to watch. -
MCT:September 1, 2008
A comedy movie with some fun moments but only with some smiles here and there. I saw that Jessica Alba had a role so i had to see it :) Anyway the movie had a fair story about Bill , a man struggling with problems like his job , cheating wife etc.. He becomes a mentor for a student that helps around.. Overall a pretty good light hearted comedy.
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MCT:September 1, 2008A movie about going through life in a trance, not doing the things you really want to do. Done in a too common way, should have digged deeper with more dia-/monologue.
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MCT:August 29, 2008
I laughed, I cringed. It's like American Beauty got turned into a comedy, but without the brain splattering. Aaron Eckhart is my new hero. I really enjoyed it, but near the end it had some over exaggerated drug scenes and some 'moral of the story' elements.
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MCT:August 28, 2008
I wanted to like this so much more, but it was pretty good. It reminded me almost of Charlie Bartlet vs. Lost in Translation.
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MCT:August 26, 2008
Well, the movie was interesting to watch. Aaron Eckhart dominated the whole movie. The story was quite good, but not great. I didn't like the ending though. At first, it thought Jessica Alba was going to be bill's love interest. But I was wrong. She's just a "non-important" character that can be replaced by other actress. I didn't understand the necessity of putting her picture on the poster because she was not a very important character in the movie.
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MCT:August 25, 2008
Definitely, it was Aaron Eckhart who carried the movie all way through, after all he plays the title role. There's nothing really much to rave about it, though some scenes were funny, I just thought that the story was too stretched out. There wasn't much material to work with. It was rather a bit disappointing to see a good actor such as Eckhart in something that probably is just tv-movie material.
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MCT:August 15, 2008
The cast was fun to watch, but overall, I didn't get anything from the movie. It was on, and I watched, but that was it. It was a very passive interaction, and I like it when a movie grabs me and makes me watch.
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MCT:August 11, 2008I don't know how these people get the money and the green light to go ahead and make a glorified multi-million dollar STUDENT FILM. That's what this was: a student film with some names in it shot as a H'wood type glossy comedy. Bad, unfunny writing and substandard execution. The whole time I'm watching this flick I'm wondering with my jaws dropped how these people get away with this? Oh, wait, I know the guy directing this is a "big time" producer in Hollyweird, I guess they got the go ahead because somehow they managed to convince Aaron Eckhardt and Jessica Alba to do it. Maybe the actors thought if they don't do this film for this first-time director they will not get subsequent jobs from him as a Producer. True, this is how it works in H'wood. I also read that Lindsey Lohan was actually smart enough to drop out of this film as she didn't feel comfortable with the director. This time Lindsey: good call.
It may have been some thing Aaron E. saw in the script that made him think he wants to do this. Maybe he was threatened. Instead in the final analysis this just turned out to be one bad, tedious flick. A substandard fare with bad execution, pathetically straining to be funny. A complete waste of your time. -
MCT:August 9, 2008If I could heir my greivances to the makers of this movie, I would simply say "Less Aaron Eckhart.......More Jessica Alba". It was halfway through the movie before she made her first appearance. What a rip-off! Her character was pretty boring, but who cares, right? Honorable mention to Elizabeth Banks for hotness.
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MCT:August 4, 2008
It's cute. Worth watching once. It would have been better, had it figured out what it wanted to be....comedy? Drama?
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MCT:August 1, 2008
The movie has no point its just a wannabe comedy-self improving rich guy with a slut wife that just wants to follow his dream. A guy fed up with his job and married to a cheating wife reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen
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MCT:August 1, 2008
It was actually quite funny, but some of the actors were just boring, and some bits just didn't do it for me. Anyways, it's a good movie, but I'd suggest only a rental at most.
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