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Man of the Year (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 139
Fresh: 28
Rotten:111
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Consensus: Weakened by second-half attempts at thriller and romance, this presidential comedy also fails to hit any sharp political notes, resulting in a confused and unsatisfying mess.
Theatrical Release: Oct 13, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $37,442,180
Synopsis: Robin Williams and writer-director Barry Levinson, who worked together on 1987's GOOD MORNING VIETNAM and 1992's TOYS, reunite for the political thriller/romantic comedy MAN OF THE YEAR. Williams stars as Tom Dobbs, the host of a comedy... [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, David Alpay, Lewis Black
Director: Barry Levinson
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Top Critic
It's not a simple genre film, and some will find it complicated to digest for that reason, but if you're up for a bit of intelligent stimulation, this will reward
02/23/07
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10/18/08
Man of the Year has some nice ideas and a handful of excellent scenes, but it struggles to find the right tone and is hamstrung by a ridiculous plot point.
11/02/07
Too compromised to be more than a reasonably pleasurable entertainment, as if it is scared about what it is saying about the American political process.
11/02/07
This being Robin Williams, it's hard to find his routines as vote-winningly hilarious as they're meant to be.
11/02/07
There are good moments, although it doesn’t work properly either as a satirical thriller or a rom-com.
11/02/07
Cynicism or stupidity? It's hard to say which has the run of this idiotic satire in which Robin Williams plays a talk-show host who runs for president on a ticket of cleaning up politics.
11/02/07
Top Critic One of the least convincing political satires of the millennium so far - no bite, no vision and no laughs.
11/02/07
Political comedy morphs into attempted thriller in this confused, fitfully entertaining film.
11/02/07
Trust me, a sloppily-edited, unmanageable insult to the intelligence with far too many shortcomings to deserve any further analysis.
04/27/07
Levinson pose les bonnes questions par le biais d'une démarche artistique un peu laborieuse, mais qui n'en demeure pas moins directe et efficace.
04/20/07
If you look the other way and go with it regardless, Man of the Year can be an idealistic pleasure.
03/01/07
Man of the Year, the weaker brother of the Wag the Dog and Good Morning Vietnam polital satire family, relies heavily on conceptual humour and Robin Williams' shenanigans to carry the boneless plot through.
02/19/07
The Robin Williams you love. A very entertaining movie and a showcase for the brilliant Robin Williams.
02/17/07
The opening narration by Christopher Walken starts sucking the life out of the film before it gets a chance to gain any momentum.
01/14/07
It didn’t know if it wanted to be a satirical comedy or a political thriller.
12/30/06
Reminded me of an octogenarian circus spinner. While grounded, she looks terrific, but the moment she tries to elevate herself, she loses her teeth.
12/26/06
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