60
It's Mamet without the rich slanginess and heat of which he's capable at his best.
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What are critics saying?
60
A singularly unpleasant movie.
80
A dazzling, repellent exercise in which the case against men is closed before it's opened.
50
San Francisco Examiner by G. Allen Johnson
An independent film so enamored of itself it refuses to have any fun.
80
As a writer, LaBute is capable of creating long dialogue scenes that never seem stagey or artificial. As a director, he has the confidence to stay with those words.
100
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Stunning, unsettling, beautifully written drama.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
This is a film worth seeing, and LaBute is a filmmaker well worth watching.
75
The movie sticks with you, thanks to LaBute's observational powers and the three impressive lead performances. [15 August 1997, Friday, p.C]
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Rick Groen
In the end, like any satire worth the name, In the Company of Men spins around to fire its biggest salvo at its ultimate target -- the audience.