Nonureva Really Surprised!

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

docm-32304 You know, I wasn't sure about this movie after reading some of the reviews, but I am so glad I gave it a chance. I'm usually not a fan of Levy's brand of humor, nor Jackson's angry vulgarity, but combine these two in an action comedy and the contrast had me in tears laughing. Well written, well acted and fast paced. It had everything...comedy, action AND character development. I totally enjoyed this film. Yes, there is off color language, but I watched it on a censored broadcast and initially wondered if any dialogue would be left a few minutes into the film. But even with all the bleeping, it still worked, proving that you don't need to have all that in film. You got the idea what they were saying. I highly recommend this to those who love just plain entertainment like I do.

Jackson Booth-Millard I will be honest and say that the only reason I wanted to see this film really was because of the two leading actors in it, I thought bits and pieces would be relatively amusing, so I was prepared to ignore low critic ratings and give it a go anyway, from director Les Mayfield (Miracle on 34th Street, Flubber, Blue Streak). Basically in Milwaukee, Wisconsin dentist and dental supply company salesman Andy Fiddler (Razzie nominated Eugene Levy) is an ordinary man due to give a speech to investors in Detroit, and Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson) is a hardcore undercover ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) agent trying to recover stolen arms following the death of his federal agent partner. It is after a case of mistaken identity that Andy winds up having to stick close to Derrick to help in his investigation, criminal Joey Kane (former Bros singer Luke Goss) believes that Andy is "The Man" behind it all and wants to make a deal with him. As the investigation goes on and they try to work out what is going on and how to stop the criminal activity, Derrick finds Andy to be getting in the way, asking too many questions and generally just talking too much, but he knows he is part of getting close to the criminals. Also starring Miguel Ferrer as Agent Peters, The Adjustment Bureau's Anthony Mackie as Booty, Susie Essman as Lt. Rita Carbone, Horatio Sanz as Santos and Rachael Crawford as Dara Vann. Jackson plays his usual if clichéd cool guy character fine, and Levy is indeed often rather annoying with his over the top facial expressions and constant talking, at least Goss does quite well as the British villain, the laughs are supposed to come from the friction between the federal agent and the ordinary annoying man, I admit I found certain parts funny, but it is indeed a predictable and sagging action comedy. Okay!

Steve Pulaski The Man is a knockoff of a many other successful buddy cop films like 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop, and Lethal Weapon. Not too say it doesn't have a couple of funny moments thrown in it's just they aren't new or clever. I laughed once the whole film and that was the "farting in the elevator" gag. After laughing about it for a bout thirty seconds I asked myself "what the hell? Am I two?" and then stopped.Yes, Samuel L. and Eugene Levy have a pretty good on screen chemistry going for them, but it's not enough to award this film too much more. The leads are strong, but not strong enough. The Man isn't even too confident with itself because it's run time (without credits) is 79 minutes. That's the bare minimum qualifications to be a theatrical "film." I'm shocked this wasn't a TV film or didn't get the direct-to-DVD treatment.The plot: ATF agent Derrick Vann (Jackson) is looking for guns that were recently stolen from an armory. Meanwhile Andy Fiddler (Levy) is a dentist salesman going to a convention in Detroit. After visiting a diner and been given a bag with a phone and a gun, Andy is arrested by Agent Vann. Vann realizes that the henchman who gave Andy the gun really mistook Andy for himself. Andy becomes Vann's "bitch," and the two are now working together on the crime to get the stolen guns back.Both Jackson and Levy are fit for their respective roles. Samuel L. is great at playing the bad cop with a deep voice and a no bulls--- attitude, while Levy is better at playing an always innocent guy or the talkative pushover. Jackson had cop experience in Pulp Fiction, and Levy had good innocence experience in American Pie.This is by no means a horrible movie. It's halfway decent. The thing is, it's a shame something like The Man can be released in theaters when other underrated gems like Frozen and LOOK sit on the sidelines just wishing a wider release could've happened.The Man didn't need to be made. It's nothing new or original. This review may have been short, but I don't know what else to say. I'm at a loss for words. Smiles are found in The Man, but they're found right when I decided on the review I was going to write for the film.Starring: Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy. Directed by" Les Mayfield.

Wizard-8 We've seen this basic story many times before, the wimp who is forced into the world of cops and criminals. This wouldn't matter if the results had been funny as intended, but the movie isn't. Jackson's hard-assed cop character doesn't have a likable edge that makes us root for him to succeed, and Levy's character is simply overdone when less would have been more. The various gags in the movie are very familiar as well, from Levy's motormouth character to jokes about flatulence.P.S. - If you must watch this movie, don't make the same mistake that I did and watch the TV print edited down so that it fits a ninety minute time slot with commercials. Some important information is obviously missing, resulting in several moments (like the pool scene) in the movie being somewhat incomprehensible.