Man of the Year (Widescreen Edition)
by Barry Levinson
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Actor: Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Robin WilliamsDirector: Barry Levinson
Brand: NBC Universal
Writer: Barry Levinson
Producer: David C. Robinson
Producer: David Coatsworth
Producer: Guy McElwaine
Producer: James G. Robinson
Producer: Robert N. Fried
Producer: Sebastian Bru
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
Published: 2007-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Man of the Year (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: How Poor Marketing Ruined A Great Film With A Troubling Question
Summary: 5 Stars
First, This movie is NOT a comedy. Some poor schlub in a studio suit or in Marketing saw the name Robin Williams and said "We'll push this as a comedy." Consequently, it came across in ads and trailers that this was a film of "What would happen if Stephen Colbert or John Stewart ran for President AND got elected?" with funny moments in the film taken out of context. Correctly, this film is a reality check that works far beyond politics. It poses the question, "What would happen if Stephen Colbert or John Stewart ran for President, got elected, the whole thing was a fraud due to a computer glitch AND the computer company went so far as to attempt to discredit/destry the life of the person who discovered it and cover the whole thing up?" What surprises me most is not the failure of the Marketing Dept. (this is not unusual), rather the failure of otherwise intelligent critics to realize this failure. They seemed confused that the film seriously examined corporate motive and greed that sacrifices the truth and the individual employee along with it (i.e. ENRON, Russel Crowe in "The Insider") while critiquing those same operatives in politics (e.g. corporate/political special interest over the needs of the individual/voters). That a Stephen Colbert gets elected so there are funny bits is immaterial to this bigger picture. And anyone who doubts the potential realism of the corporate exec's actions in this film not only forget the "The Insider" took place before it became a film, they fail to grasp how easy it is in the technological age to credit or discredit an individual with news hounds staving outside for the next juicy rating grabber. Levinson showed this in "Wag the Dog" and Bill and Monica made it a reality. "Who cares if it's real? The people are riveted", newsman Shep Shepherd observes in "Pump Up the Volume." This film both buys into and then challenges that notion. "Man of the Year" is a must see, not because Williams is so damned funny (and pointedly observant, too), but because it shows the ease with which the corporate machine can so simply and unapologetically destroy a person or people, even to the end that it compromises the very basis of government itself. That power and its easy misuse should be keeping people awake at night. How did R.J. Wagner put it to Dr. Evil? "And you like an idiot wanted to take over the world. But you don't realize there is no world anymore; it's all corporations."
Summary of Man of the Year (Widescreen Edition)
Comedy superstar Robin Williams (RV, The Birdcage, Mrs. Doubtfire) plays Tom Dobbs, a comedian who made it to the top by telling it like it is. When he decides to run for President to unleash his trademark comic rants on the powers that be, something extraordinary happens - he wins! From the director of Good Morning, Vietnam and Wag the Dog comes an irreverent comedy hit with a hilarious all-star cast that is sure to win your vote for best comedy of the year! Starring: Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Jeff Goldblum Directed by: Barry LevinsonSimilar DVD Movies
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