Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Bento de Espinosa This movie is a wonderful example of those movies that start very well, promising, then after 10 minutes start to go nowhere and at the end are completely pointless. This "comedy" is not in the least funny. At the beginning, Mr. Slater does a fine job portraying the dull worker, really very convincing, but then his character becomes very repetitive, all the time showing the same facial expression, which makes you start to hate him. BTW, there is not a single character to sympathize with. The movie keeps making you believe the dull worker would finally take revenge for being constantly pushed around, but he never does it. On the contrary: the ending made me hate myself that I didn't stop watching this garbage in the middle (when I was fighting to stay awake). So what's the point? If everybody disdains and hates you, treats you like a cockroach, pushes you around, then you payback by killing yourself, so that they get the confirmation that they were right about you being a waste of space?

LeonLouisRicci A Dark Character Study that is a well Crafted, superbly Acted, smartly Directed, Offbeat, and somewhat Depressing Film. Christian Slater plays against Type and does so with intense, uncanny Verisimilitude. This should have been a second wind Career changer, but His Performance and the Movie were ignored, dismissed, and unrecognized.To this Day it collects dust on shelves everywhere and exists anonymously wherever Discs are Rented, Sold, or exchanged. It deserves so much more because although the Story maybe a bit familiar and its Twists not as Fresh as they used to be, it is still a gripping Psychological Study that is Timeless and Relevant. It goes about its Therapeutic Theme with Style and Insight. The Ending has taken the brunt of attacks from those who have seen it as ambiguous and unsatisfying, but it is not all that. In fact, it is a straightforward conclusion and rests on the inevitable Fate of the Failure of a Quiet Man and His frustrating existence in the cold Cubicle World of the Fortune Five Hundred that has no place for a Man who just wanted to be acknowledged for nothing more than being.

peter-bruck "He was a quiet man" is a astoundingly well written, decently directed little movie with an amazing performance by Christian Slater as an outsider and weirdo who's just about to crack. By now, Slater should have redeemed himself for whatever Uwe Boll- flick or Hollow Man- Sequel he did in the past and should rise again to the top of the Hollywood elite. After this and Bobby he really deserves it. This is definitely the first picture I've seen where Slater's character is really challenging, and he manages to show the audience a flawless performance beyond all criticism. Seeing him in Mindhunter and Alone in the Dark, one would have never guessed that he's still got that powerful gift of creating a character that you can appreciate and understand from the very beginning. The great screenplay helped a lot, I guess, but nevertheless this is the rise of Christian Slater. Please recognize that.

Nadstratosfer Gonczy I'm only writing this review to warn those who think a movie with William H. Macy and Christian Slater can't be all bad. It is.The only reason I'm not giving this garbage 1 star is because I've fallen asleep around an hour into it. So while the film experience itself was a torture, it did lead to a peaceful state of my mind in the end. It must have been a defensive reaction of my brain, as I wasn't even tired. The most interesting part of that evening was the plot summary, and ever since I had read it and decided to watch this particular movie, things were going steadily and continuously downhill. And I don't mean just boring; think incoherent, intelligence-insulting, frustrating, annoying to the point you're getting aggressive. Seriously, the DVD of this movie would be a riot if it included a video game allowing you to smash the characters across the face with a baseball bat or packing Elisha Cuthbert's constantly whining mouth with hot lead. All this to the incredibly lame movie soundtrack that stops suddenly once you finish off the main boss - the composer - in a long, exhausting beatdown. Now that's entertainment.Unfortunately when I'm writing this, the interaction with this movie is limited to turning the volume down or removing the DVD out of the drive. While the former helps through the soundtrack and Elisha's bitching, the movie still inflicts torment on so many levels you'll be wishing you had slept through it too...