In the Company of Men

Trailer—In the Company of Men

In the Company of Men

There are a few films that are so good at making us feel bad that they are hard to give the credit that they deserve. This is certainly one of those. What's really scary about this one is that it holds a mirror up on a certain faction of men that really exists, which is far scarier than any imagined evil of horror movies. In fact many "successful" corporate types are probably not that far from these superficial, self centered, insensitive characters we see here. I've read in many comments the reference to Chad as the "strong" one. Only great weakness turns to prey on those most venerable and trusting around them when they themselves are feeling hurt or mistreated. He has a large ego and a good act, not strength. Howard is just the type that goes along to be accepted or be part of the guys who appear to be cool. Very effective film at striking a sense of uneasiness and loathing in the viewer and placing a little palpable distance between men and women as they leave the theater.

*****************Possible spoiler****************** Intense and sometimes shocking movie about two ignorant men who decide to rage their own private war on women. The sense of 'justice' our main characters employ taught me that two wrongs don't make a right. Be warned; the ending may leave a knot in your stomach, but a lesson on the way not to treat people who have done you no wrong. Brilliant film making.

The first time I saw this film was in an ethics class and I found it extremely difficult to watch, not because I didn't enjoy it, but because it was hard for me to see how difficult it was for the two main characters Chad and Howard play their cruel game with Christine's heart. This is definitely a very engrossing movie on human nature. All the time I was hoping that Neil would get his in the end. Too bad this film allowed the truly evil one to win in the end.

"In The Company Of Men" is a simple story that is told in a simple way. A lot of shots are still frames that last for about 10 minutes, which centers the dialog and gives the movie a realistic feeling. And as scary as it may seem, "In The Company Of Men" is very realistic. There are people like Chad and Howard out there. Even though few are really quite as devilish as Chad is, many who have a certain amount of power and income behave that way. That's why this movie isn't easy to watch. Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards and Matt Malloy do a great job. The direction is appropriate in its simplicity and the topic is an important one. Whoever has worked for a company like the one in the movie one time, will recognize the precipices of the human mind. Everybody should see this and learn.

When I rented this film I had heard a lot of good things about it. I also heard that it was a comedy. It was in the comedy section. It was promoted as a comedy. IT WAS NOT A COMEDY! This is a very serious film that is sometimes very difficult to watch. Moreover, the ending is very depressing. Eckhart plays the biggest jerk in the history of film. A good movie that you will probably not enjoy watching.

Neil Lebute's "In the Company of Men" is a film depicting emotional terror inflicted by two guys onto an innocent, deaf woman. One is sleazy, self-absorbed and mean-spirited, but charismatic and socially powerful and popular. The other is less than popular and tags along for his "therapeudic" plan to put a woman through romance-related stress to relieve them of their woman troubles. The result is a haunting, realistic wake-up call. From it's disorienting opener to a truly disturbing closing shot, "In the Company of Men" is a truly important motion picture.

When I first heard about this movie my main motivation for seeing it was related to the controversy that surrounded it. I had heard all sorts of things said about what a misogynistic piece of garbage this was, but not afraid of a few negative reviews I went and saw it. It's hard to say what impressed me most about this movie. I thought the performances were excellent, the dialogue was sharp and inciteful and the story intense. Aaron Eckhart's narcissistic, callous performance was amazing. I cannot understand how this movie is misogynistic in any way whatsoever, as the characters are so hideous there is no way known you could empathise with them or consider their behaviour as anything other than abhorrent. I thought that the snapshot of the corporate male dominated workplace was fantastic and the picture it painted of testosterone charged males excellent. The ending was amazing and I recall leaving the cinema and not being able to speak for a full 10 minutes. See this movie. 9/10.