LaFountaine

“The Man” Movie

On Monday I saw the movie “The Man”, which starred: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Anthony Mackie, Luke Goss and Miguel Ferrer.

The storyline involved the following: “One of the more elaborate and creative titles in movie history, The Man is yet another anti-buddy-cop flick--a grain of sand on a desert at this point. The story revolves around Special Agent Derrick Vann (Jackson), who is out to get the man (get it?) that killed his partner. But a case of mistaken identity leads him to Andy Fidler (Eugene Levy), a chatty dental supply salesman with too many questions. Of course, it's not match made in heaven. Vann and Andy's contrasting personalities--Vann's is hard-edged and no-nonsense; Andy's is affable to a fault--set into motion constant obstacles to overcome and, more importantly, the obligatory hijinks. Andy's nice-guy clumsiness leads them to the killers and then, invariably, away from the them. It also drives Vann crazy, but he knows that Andy is a necessary evil if he wants to pin the bad guys. Ultimately, what started off as (comedic) hatred for one another winds up mutual respect. Can you say sequel? Neither can we.”

I would rate the movie a “B”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a medium popcorn and a medium soft drink. It was a funny movie, which had its moments. Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy put in good performances.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 9:26 AM