Redundant

The Company Men (2011)

This directorial début from veteran TV producer John Wells has a cast that includes Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Maria Bello and Kevin Costner. Three corporate high fliers have to deal with the affects of the recession on their company and losing their jobs.

Given all the talent involved it is not surprising that this is a well made film but it ends up falling rather flat. There are plenty of important and contemporary issues raised in this film but the script seems to lack any real depth or detail to fully explore what went wrong and how men in particular struggle with suddenly being unable to support their family. Another side issue of the film is that it is a little harder to empathise with rich people losing their jobs when the affect on the less affluent is much harsher.

3/5