Moustroll
Good movie but grossly overrated
Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Carsten Bornemann
This is my favorite show right now. It's done very subtle. But you can read very well in the faces of the actors, what's going on in their mind. Surprise here: kudos to Ray Romano, he steals the show. I thought Romano can't act, but he may very well be the best actor on a recent TV show. Everybody else is great, also. I also like the goodness of the character Terry. I know an actor who is like that. Calm, with a true good soul. It's very well written. The humor isn't in your face, but real life and very funny. Finally some people realize, that keeping it real is funny. Probably inspired by real looking BBC series like Spaced, The Office, Monty Pighton. I got so tired of really talented people producing great shows, which partly have quite sick contents, like severed body-parts all around a crime place or weird sex stuff. Because it's great, and there is almost no weirdo stuff in it, I give it a 10. Creativity without blood and gore, way to go, Ray!
inquiries-17
Not since the 70's classics, such as All in the Family, The Waltons, Barney Miller, and M*A*S*H, has there been a ensemble cast with such a depth of characters and circumstantial and contextual realism as Men of a Certain age. This series strikes me as a straight drama with various flavors of comedy, from raucous to bittersweet, sprinkled in. As a 47-year-old male I can relate to it completely, but not that relating matters, since I enjoyed M*A*S*H and All in the Family equally when I was in my teens.When truth is poignantly portrayed through writing, acting, and production you can't miss it. It's the magic coming together of the whole and celestial alignment that happens when courage and genius are found on both sides of the lens. This show shines and is the first I would be willing to watch in SD on my HDTV since the aforementioned series of the 70's. Nothing is overdone: no melodrama, no ego trips, no pretense, no glamor, nothing special - just wonderful, richly textured exposures of characters made compelling by the final link in the chain - the actors.As a fan, I sincerely hope they stick to the formula and don't pull a Mork and Mindy - a highly successful piece of fluff, until Mork's character was "expanded" out of its established zone.It's an easy, deserving, lone 10 in an ocean of "reality T.V." and other vomitous, puerile, formulaic, Hollywood, corporate morass.
airforcelaw
My husband and I really enjoyed this show. We are both in our early 30s yet we found this true to life, comical, and not at all dated. The casting, acting, and writing are superior to most of the garbage on TV. There's not a whole lot my husband and I can agree on watching together, but this is certainly a great show. Loved the realities they weave into this show down to doing what you have to do for your family (working at dad's car dealership) and how through it all there are unexpected and pleasant surprises. There's always that one friend that can't seem to get it together and seems to have things handed to him yet you love em anyway. Enjoyed it right down to the season finale. We just hope to see it again next year...don't cancel this show!!
TamPalm
I just saw this show for the first time. I guess I've missed the whole first season. The previews looked interesting, but for some reason, I never tuned in. And to be honest, I never really watched "Everybody Loves Raymond" and the bit here and there I saw of it was not funny to me, so I was not sure about this Ray Ramono person.But I had him pegged all wrong. If he's the brain behind this new show, he deserves mad kudos. It is a really quality show. Great writing. Great characterization. Great acting. You name it. I also like the pace of the show. Steady, not rushed, slow enough to let the scenes and dialogue sink in, but not too slow to make you lose interest.For some reason, I want to say it puts me in the mind of a more mature and serious version of "Malcolm in the Middle." It has the same "feel" of it. When you're watching it, you know you're watching folks who know what they're doing. You know you're watching quality entertainment.I am not in the "Certain Age" of these men, I'm quite a bit younger, but I don't think it matters. The best thing about quality entertainment is it can be appreciated by just about everyone, no matter the background.I look forward to seeing more of this show. 8.5 so far...
