The Nothing Men (2008)

63% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
100% of users liked it
(78 ratings)

Panic and intrigue grip the lives of a group of hardened factory workers with the arrival of a man they fear is a head-office spy sent to rob them of their redundancy payouts. The ruthless baiting between top dog Jack and his men only intensifies when the pacifist of the group, Wesley, befriends the… More Panic and intrigue grip the lives of a group of hardened factory workers with the arrival of a man they fear is a head-office spy sent to rob them of their redundancy payouts. The ruthless baiting between top dog Jack and his men only intensifies when the pacifist of the group, Wesley, befriends the seemingly normal outsider, David. But when Wesley discovers David is hiding a much darker secret, the seeds are planted for an explosive finale that strikes like an emotional sledgehammer and seal the fate of The Nothing Men.

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: Mark Fitzpatrick
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Dec 31, 2008 Wide

Critic Reviews

Matthew Pejkovic, Matt's Movie Reviews
Men without work feature in the occasionally engrossing yet mostly unfulfilling The Nothing Men.
Alice Tynan, Concrete Playground
The Nothing Men asks its audience to accept a key coincidence, but in doing so writer-director Mark Fitzpatrick seeks to plumb the darkness of desperate men's souls.
Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
It's a story that may have worked better on stage, or in a short film. On the big screen it feels thin.
Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)
I think this is a calling card film and he's shown what he can do with a camera and with performances.
David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia)
The plotting, and the involvement of the troubled Wesley, also seems a bit contrived. But it all pays off in a powerfully satisfying climax.
Jim Mitchell, Trespass
The Nothing Men's makers have delivered what seems at first a topical testosterone-laced blue collar drama of male ego on a slow burn only to deftly, almost surreptitiously flip the film upside down to become a hard-bitten psychological thriller.
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Mark Fitzpatrick's debut feature is a striking and haunting work, twisting and morphing as it sweeps us along its unexpected trajectory.
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
There is plenty to recommend this gripping and often disturbing portrait of men treading water in nowhere land as they wait for fate to take an upper hand

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Cast

Colin Friels
as Jack
David Field
as David
Martin Dingle-Wall
as Wesley

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