Nowhere Man (2004)

43% of critics liked it
(14 reviews)
41% of users liked it
(639 ratings)

A man learns the hard way just how bad he's been to his girlfriend in this independent drama laced with dark humor. Conrad (Michael Rodrick) is a high-strung, impulsive man who shares a home with his fiancée, Jennifer (Debbie Rochon). While their relationship has not always been cordial, Conrad… More A man learns the hard way just how bad he's been to his girlfriend in this independent drama laced with dark humor. Conrad (Michael Rodrick) is a high-strung, impulsive man who shares a home with his fiancée, Jennifer (Debbie Rochon). While their relationship has not always been cordial, Conrad crosses a line when he discovers a pornographic videotape has been left at his front door -- and that Jennifer is the female lead in the movie. A violent quarrel follows, ending with Conrad raping Jennifer. Furious, Jennifer soon gets revenge by cutting off Conrad's penis with a pair of scissors, and then holding his member for ransom. While Conrad is told by a surgeon that his penis could possibly be reattached, Jennifer wants 10,000 dollars for the organ, money he doesn't have, and he discovers she fully intends to use this situation to settle a large number of old scores. Nowhere Man also features a cameo appearance from Troma Team Pictures head Lloyd Kaufman in a rare non-comic role. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Tim McCann
Written By: Tim McCann
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 25, 2005 Limited
On DVD: Jul 19, 2005
Studio: First Run Features

Critic Reviews

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Dreadful acting, direction and script.
Ned Martel, New York Times
This deliberately repugnant thriller is told from one distraught man's perspective, as he copes with the emasculating impact of love.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
The bleak absurdity of its predicaments cries out for a tone of pitch-dark comedy to stave off the unintended laughter that it is virtually certain to elicit.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
Tim McCann's witty video cheapster takes its squirmy premise both at face value and as deadpan metaphor.
Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
Less a nod to the Beatles song than to avenging spouse trimmer Lorena Bobbitt, the film pits the two most off putting male fantasies toe to toe - eunuch and porn stud - and just kinda lays back to watch the fur fly.
David Noh, Film Journal International
It's the kind of aimless junk the creators like to label "dark comedy," except it's never funny.
Luke Y. Thompson, Los Angeles CityBeat
...the cheap look and the intensity of the actors involved give the movie a darkness that effectively counteracts the juvenile humor
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
An unpleasant slog to an unrewarding conclusion that feels far longer than it is.
Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com
Not since Paul Verhoeven's The Fourth Man has a film produced such castration anxiety.
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
If Nowhere Man isn't as consistent as McCann's excellent 2001 feature Revolution #9, it further establishes him as an unpredictable, uncompromising talent working well beneath the industry radar.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
both Rodrick and Rochon are engaging beyond the quality of the material, especially Rochon, who ought to get some real roles in Hollywood before she burns out
, E! Online
If you're into nasty little revenge tales shot on muddy video, this flick may provide a fix. All others have been warned.

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Adam M

for a guy, one of the most uncomfortable movies ever; the DV cam is not good enough; feels like a short schedule with hardly any rehearsal, but that charms at times; the outtakes at the end were a bad move