A Family Man
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: July 28, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
21
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
ObserverRex ReedAug 1, 2017
It is still Gerard Butler who keeps it all afloat, negotiating rough waters with superior skill. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJul 28, 2017
Whenever the movie reaches for poetry it lands somewhere in a chain drugstore's greeting card aisle, trying to choose between one that shows an adorable child laughing in a Photoshopped field of sunlit daisies, one that tries for gallows humor but isn't really that funny, and a third with a quote about mortality and wisdom only seems thoughtful because it's written in cursive. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 24, 2017
Screenwriter Bill Dubuque — forget that name — illustrates Dane’s sense of responsibility and victimhood by scribbling the clunkiest, clumsiest, most tin-eared “sex” scene in the history of the big screen. If that online screenwriting course offers a refund, pal, GRAB it. Read full review
30
VarietyDennis HarveyJul 24, 2017
Sparing no maudlin contrivance in a quest to jerk tears that remain stubbornly dry, this hokum is slickly executed by producer Mark Williams in his feature directorial debut. But the result never rises above polished plastic, formulaic, and pedestrian. Read full review
20
The GuardianNigel M SmithJul 24, 2017
It’s run-of-the-mill, and crassly manipulative. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 27, 2017
Alternately crass and treacly, overbearing and under-finessed, the film, penned by headhunter-turned-screenwriter Bill Dubuque and directed by Mark Williams, is on life support from get-go. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 24, 2017
A loathsome redemption tale that rings false on every front except when depicting capitalistic assholery (and sometimes fails to convince us even then), Williams' directing debut The Headhunter's Calling (from a script by former corporate headhunter Bill Dubuque) not only expects us to root for its unlovable protagonist, but expects us to do so when that man is played by Gerard Butler. Read full review
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