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In the company of men

  • 30-03-2009 12:20am
    #1
    tech77
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    Just watched this on telly tonight.
    Interesting film.
    Great performance from the leads especially Aaron Eckhart as the misogynistic ba$tard with a chilling facade of normality.
    Liked the direction as well.

    Still wondering what to make of the different dynamics in it tbh. :)
    Anyone else see it?

    Edit:
    This scene made me laugh, even though it is way over the top.
    "Are you kidding me, i hate that prick". :D


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  • #2
    The Pontiac
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    I thought it was an excellent film, no doubt controversial, almost impossible to watch at times and the ending left me feeling almost psyically sick. Aaron Eckhart played the role to perfection, a truly cinematic c***.

    Beware this is classed as a comedy, which it isn't - maybe a very, very, very black comedy at best and definitely not to be watched with the significant other, other guys only. Not one for the Ladies IMO.


  • #3
    purple_hatstand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 441 ✭✭purple_hatstand


    Neil LaBute made a name for himself with some similar, highly-controversial stage plays in the early 90's. 'In The Company Of Men' was his first feature and brilliant (if a little dark!) it is, too. The follow-up, 'Your Friends And Neighbours', is similarly acerbic in tone and uncompromising in taste and features an ensemble cast including Eckhart (again), Jason Patric, Ben Stiller, Catherine Keener, Natasja Kinski and Amy Brenneman amongst others all being truly horrible to one another. It's shown fairly regularly on da telly here. His latest film, 'Lakeview Terrace', is supposed to be great but I haven't seen it yet....


  • #4
    tech77
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    zudo wrote: »
    I thought it was an excellent film, no doubt controversial, almost impossible to watch at times and the ending left me feeling almost psyically sick. Aaron Eckhart played the role to perfection, a truly cinematic c***.

    Beware this is classed as a comedy, which it isn't - maybe a very, very, very black comedy at best and definitely not to be watched with the significant other, other guys only. Not one for the Ladies IMO.

    I have to admit, despite the
    revelation
    scene being difficult to watch (man that guy was a cnut), you had to laugh at how much of a complete ba$tard he was when he just says... "a fcuk it".
    Also the way his sensitive facade drops almost immediately is an interesting portrayal of "normal" evil.
    Eckhart gets this across really well in the scene i thought.

    The parallels and the contrasts between the different types of misogyny that Chad and Howard display is what's so interesting about the film i think.

    Chad's is unconfused and unadulterated whereas Howard's is more complicated and ambivalent.
    The scene in the car is a great portrayal of how fcuked up Howard's feelings are towards her.
    arguably more a typical misogyny than Chad's.

    Her choice of which guy she wants to be with, despite being a cliche, is very interesting as well.

    There's a lot of interesting stuff going on there.

    BTW, this is an old movie- are spoilers necessary?


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