Thursday 1 July 2010

The Man (2005) 6/10

Starring : Samuel L Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer, Luke Goss
Director : Les Mayfield
Running Time : 84 mins

When mild mannered dentist Andy Fiddler (Levy) is approached by a criminal who mistakes him for a purchaser of fire arms, federal agent Derrick Vann (Jackson) decides to use Fiddler to catch the man who murdered his partner. The only problem is that Fiddler doesn’t know when to shut up, and Vann is a very impatient man.

This movie is a little bit annoying, not just because of Levy’s incessant talking but also because of Jackson’s over-the-top anger. Don’t get me wrong, Jackson’s natural anger has its place, but this movie just didn’t feel like the right vehicle for him to be portraying it. I’d only recommend this to people who don’t mind watching a plot from an 80s cop comedy completely spoiled.

You’ll like this if you liked : Cop Out

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