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Solitary Man, 2009
English
USA
Profile of Solitary Man
The mood of Solitary Man is gloomy, witty, and clever. The plot centers around womanizing, obsession, and themes of unfulfillment. It is a drama, independent, and comedy movie. Stylistically, Solitary Man is talky. In approach, it is realistic. The setting is New York. Solitary Man happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Solitary Man
Drawing together the Michael Douglas mystique from both Wall Street and Fatal Attraction, Solitary Man casts Douglas as a predatory lion in winter, an alpha male led astray by his greed and his zipper.Ben (Douglas) once ruled a car-dealership empire vast enough to fuel a glossy Manhattan lifestyle and endow a library at an East Coast university. But by the time he arrives at the college with his girlfriend's daughter, Allyson (Imogen Poots), who is a prospective student, his world has collapsed around his ears. A business scandal has cost him his income and his marriage to Nancy (Susan Sarandon). His ever-present lust for every passing attractive woman threatens to take what little Ben has left. Even his new relationship with Jordan (Mary-Louise Parker) oscillates with tension. When Ben takes Allyson to tour the school, his motives are more than mixed.Solitary Man flirts with comedy, especially in its whip-smart dialogue and some great scenes between Douglas and Danny DeVito, who plays an old friend. But there is a darker current running through the story. Directors Brian Koppelman and David Levien previously co-wrote both Ocean's Thirteen and The Girlfriend Experience for Steven Soderbergh. They understand both the pleasures of entertainment and the contours of character. As the film probes deeper into Ben's compulsions, it becomes a character study. Why did he leave a wife as gorgeous and soulful as Nancy? What does he have to prove in befriending a young college geek (Jesse Eisenberg)? And when it comes to so many of his indiscretions, quite simply, how could he?Douglas has never been an Everyman on screen, but there are many men in their middle years who will identify with this character more than they'd care to admit. His is the id that never fades, even as the consequences mount.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | October 2009 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
Cast and Crew
as Nancy
as Cheston
as Susan Porter
as Ben
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Users Reviews
- 10.September.2011
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- by: benkaboo
- benkaboo rated this movie
8/10Great
- 07.May.2010
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- by: idleson
- idleson rated this movie8/10Great
