Man of the Year

Name: Man of the Year
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Released: October 13, 2006
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Robin Williams

2006

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 13, 2006 | PG-13

Starring: Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Robin Williams

Summary: What would happen if one of the nation's funniest men became its leading one? This film answers just that question in a comic tale of an entertainer's accidental rise to power. (Universal)

Director: Barry Levinson

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 115 min

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Mick LaSalle

Man of the Year remains an interesting proposition throughout, and a tale well told. Read full review

James Berardinelli

For 60 minutes, the movie appears to have found the right tone and approach, then everything goes wrong. It's rare to see a production that starts so strongly finish so weakly. Read full review

Richard Schickel

A watchable film, but it -- and its star -- might have done so much more. Read full review

John Anderson

A curious hybrid -- a political/action/comedy/thriller in which Robin Williams becomes president of the United States. A movie as uneven as it sounds, "Man" is less laugh-out-loud funny than topical and suspenseful. Read full review

A.O. Scott

It swerves from thriller to romantic comedy to farce without much conviction, though you can occasionally salvage a glimmer of amusing possibility. Mr. Williams scores with a few throwaway jokes. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Writer-director Barry Levinson leaned on Robin Williams the way a one-ring circus relies on its lone acrobat. So they're jointly responsible for the film's utter failure. Read full review

Premiere Ethan Alter

The film is laughable when it tries to be dramatic and stone-faced when it strains to be funny. Beyond that, Man of the Year is often so wildly off the mark in its depiction of how elections are run, it's hard to believe that it was directed by the same guy who helmed "Wag the Dog," one of the savviest political films ever made. Read full review

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MajedM.

Mar 3, 2007

Excellent Movie. Hopefully this will make people realize how ignorant there government is getting. Very Funny too.

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JohnY.

Oct 16, 2006

A solid Robin Williams performance, part comedy, part drama. I find it difficult to listen to reviewers who don't rate the movie they are watching but, instead, rate it compared to how the reviewer thinks it would be if it were differently constructed or played by different actors. A solid Robin Williams performance, part comedy, part drama. I find it difficult to listen to reviewers who don't rate the movie they are watching but, instead, rate it compared to how the reviewer thinks it would be if it were differently constructed or played by different actors. Laura Linney again produces magic on the screen with her character study.… Expand

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HughR

Oct 25, 2006

They had quite a few stupid parts, but overall I really enjoyed the movie.

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George

Oct 30, 2006

RW is hilarious as always. There are some great laughs, but the movie loses itself in the "thriller" plot in the middle. Still worth it just for the debate scene!

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BillR

Oct 21, 2006

The problem with people who vote positively on movies like this, is that they are so used to choking down garbage that they forget what anything really good is. This movie was VERY flawed. This movie was executed very poorly.

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JoshuaC.

Oct 14, 2006

Its so poorly executed. The mis-match clash of trying to suddenly be a politcal thriller and a comedy NEVER works. Besides a couple funny moments, when finally it goes poltical thriller it never recovers. Not recommendable.

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lightning101

May 14, 2011

If they wanted to make a movie about a late night host, Conan O'Brien was the Choice.
Any movies based on John Stewart and Steven Colbert are sure to fail. And this was one of them. A dull, boring, never a single laugh, just a sad and miserable movie. It's just boring.

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