A Shock to the System
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Actor: Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Caine, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will PattonBrand: First Look Pictures
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC, THX, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: First Look Pictures
Movie Reviews of A Shock to the System
Movie Review: A must see sleeper....Corporate revenge at its best
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is considered as black comedy by some, but I dind't see it as such. I saw it as a uniquely portraited drama/comedy about the reality of corporate America. Anyone who has actually worked in corporate America will see the subtle humor and the reality of the story behind this movie's plot.
Michael Caine may be at his best in this movie...the story includes watching Caine deal with his clueless tennis mom wife who has grown accustom to his ability to always pull off the impossible and come out on top...providing her with her every whim. He has grown tired of the daily grind over decades of commuting to the corporate slime pit and when he gets the corporate bird thrown at him he stumbles into the means for revenge.
You become a part of his plight as you find yourself pulling for him to get away with murder....because you know how it feels to be the one screwed.
Caine is brilliant as he delivers quip after quip to his new boss (who has just leap frogged him into the position he has been working for for decades, only to be snubbed for "not fitting into the new program somehow")...the story is very believeable and the twists of the story turn on where his cigarette lighter which ties nicely into the symbolism of the subordinates lighting their superior's cigars throughout the movie.
If you are looking for a humorous and well played drama with great acting by all the players this is a sleeper which will become one of your must have DVD's. I have watched it 30 or more times over the years and it is still one of my favorites. You won't be disappointed in this movie. I hope they produce it in BluRay!
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