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Jason Bateman | ... | ||
Mila Kunis | ... | ||
Kristen Wiig | ... | ||
Ben Affleck | ... | ||
J.K. Simmons | ... | ||
Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | ||
Dustin Milligan | ... | ||
David Koechner | ... | ||
Beth Grant | ... | ||
T.J. Miller | ... |
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Javier Gutierrez | ... | |
Lidia Porto | ... | ||
Gene Simmons | ... | ||
Matt Schulze | ... | ||
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Lamberto Gutierrez | ... |
Joel, the owner of an extract manufacturing plant, constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident that subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fair much better when he takes the advice of his bartending friend Dean during a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulness. Finally, compounding these catastrophes is new employee Cindy, who happens to be a scam artist intent on milking the company for all its worth. Now, Joel must attempt to piece his company and his marriage back together all while trying to figure out what he's really after in life. Written by The Massie Twins
I went in to see this movie with pretty low expectations after having read the tepid reviews here and seeing the film only got 63% on rotten tomatoes. I was really pleasantly surprised! First of all, Jason Bateman is awesome and his strength and performance really carry this film. There are a couple of memorable supporting characters but for the most part I felt the actors playing the supporting characters could have been better. Ben Affleck is amusing. Kristen Wiig is a great foil for Jason Bateman.
The story is fairly simple but eventful and effective. I laughed out loud several times. The running time is perfect at 90 minutes. Overall, my husband and I loved this movie and were very entertained. I recommend it.