Review: Man About Town
Being the first country for a movie release (besides a small film festival in the States) is either a major scoop, or something smells fishy. In this case, it must be a bit of both. This movie is not god awfully bad that it will be released directly to DVD and skipping theatrical release. It will probably do a bit of business in the indy circuit. But truth be told, the quality isn’t that high either.
This movie is an introspective Ben Affleck vehicle, but somehow you’re still left feeling empty afterwards. Most things don’t make that much sense (inconsistent character building), and trying to marry three story lines might not be such a hard job for others, but in this case, it’s pretty chaotic.
Mike Binder’s previous outing as writer/director (The Upside of Anger) wasn’t something to write home about, but still slightly entertaining. This one is a few grades short of that recommendation.5+.