100
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Stunning, unsettling, beautifully written drama.
In the Company of Men
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- Canada,
- United States
- 1997
- · 97m
Director
Neil LaBute
Cast
Aaron Eckhart,
Stacy Edwards,
Matt Malloy,
Michael Martin,
Mark Rector,
Chris Hayes
Genre
Comedy,
Drama
Two business executives-- one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest-- set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.
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What are critics saying?
100
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
As disturbing as it is well-made, this low-budget indie is a thoroughly original piece of work.
100
The A.V. Club by John Krewson
Writer/director Neil LaBute has taken the gender-issues film into uncharted, almost inhuman territory with this malevolently perfect exploration of male cruelty.
100
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
What is remarkable is how realistic the story is.
100
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
In the Company of Men is anything but entertaining. It's virtually impossible to sit through this film without suffering bouts of intense discomfort, and therein lies its power.
90
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
It's virtually guaranteed to make us squirm.
90
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
This is a fully realized movie, whose intelligence -- despite its grim findings -- dwarfs any Hollywood production.
90
Film.com by Robert Horton
One of the best films of the year, a polished, contained piece of provocation.
90
The New Republic by Stanley Kauffmann
An unusually fine screenplay, then, yet LaBute's accomplishment goes further. He has envisioned a cinematic style for his film that harmonizes exactly with its theme and mood. [Sept 1, 1997]
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.
80
Slate by David Edelstein
A dazzling, repellent exercise in which the case against men is closed before it's opened.
80
Film.com by John Hartl
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.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Tersely written and compellingly acted. But its controversial subject matter may make a lot of viewers so angry that the film's strong points will be disregarded.
75
Chicago Tribune by Mark Caro
The movie sticks with you, thanks to LaBute's observational powers and the three impressive lead performances. [15 August 1997, Friday, p.C]
60
New Times (L.A.)
It's Mamet without the rich slanginess and heat of which he's capable at his best.
60
Salon by Charles Taylor
A singularly unpleasant movie.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
This is a film worth seeing, and LaBute is a filmmaker well worth watching.
50
San Francisco Examiner by G. Allen Johnson
An independent film so enamored of itself it refuses to have any fun.
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