Solitary Man

United States

2009

90 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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DIR Brian Koppelman, David Levien

EXEC Boaz Davidson, Moshe Diamant, Danny Dimbort, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short

PROD Heidi Jo Markel, Paul Schiff, Steven Soderbergh

CAST Michael Douglas, Jesse Eisenberg, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Imogen Poots, Ben Shenkman, Olivia Thirlby, Gillian Jacobs, Richard Schiff, Jake Richard Siciliano, David Costabile

SOUND Dror Mohar, Lon Bender

Toronto (Special Presentations), Athens (Premieres)

Synopsis

Ben Kalmen is feeling his age, but you wouldn’t know it from the company he keeps. A former mogul with a chain of car dealerships, until legal troubles knocked him out of business, Ben now keeps a grip on the world through his relationships with women – many women. —Tiff.net

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Daniel S.

23Feb12

In my opinion, Douglas's performance is his best in years, almost matching up his performance in Joel Schumacher's Falling Down. He's like a bumble-bee always making the wrong decisions when he's with a woman. The light tone of the film can't always hide its darkest undertones. Recommended.

Michael Harbour

16Jan12

Sometimes out of fear we make poor choices. Sometimes those choices work out pretty well for a while. Sometimes the consequences of those choices catch up to us. This is the story of a man who finally begins to recognize the choices he should have made. Perhaps too late, perhaps not. Some fine, often understated, performances.

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Ángel Ponce Cabrera

26May11

Best performance I've seen from Michael Douglas. Great movie.

rorydean

17Jan11

I caught this on the shelf when there wasn't much else to choose from and given I'm not a big Jesse Eisenberg fan I went in with low expectations but Douglas was a funny, charming, and reminded me of all the reasons I've enjoyed watching him over the years. He's such a talented actor - too bad age has caught up with him (and illness) though I'm sure he's not down for the count just yet. Best to him and his family->