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Man in the Chair

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Drama
Written by: Michael Schroeder
Directed by: Michael Schroeder
Release Date:
Theatrical: December 7, 2007
Running Time: 107 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for language and thematic elements
Starring Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, Robert Waner, and M. Emmet Walsh
Flash is a man who longs for the day when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane. When Flash meets teenage film fanatic Cameron Kincaid, he becomes an unlikely mentor and agrees to help Cameron make a film to compete in a student competition where the top prize is a film-school scholarship and, for Cameron, a ticket out of his difficult home life. Flash, who sees his own life drawing to a close, recruits the support of his eccentric friends at the Retirement home for Motion Picture Crew and helps Cameron make his film and chase his dream. (Outsider Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
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Chicago Tribune Tasha Robinson
By salvaging a troubled script with deep, committed, touching portrayals, Plummer and Walsh help prove Schroeder’s points about how Hollywood isn’t just the province of the rich, young and pretty.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Man in the Chair has few surprises. Once its machinery is humming, it settles into a soothing fable of a last hurrah.
Read Full Review >Variety Robert Koehler
As a showcase for rising young star Michael Angarano and Christopher Plummer, pic offers the pleasures of connecting Hollywood traditions and generations in the spirit of Peter Bogdanovich's films about and inspired by the movies.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
With its flashy, music-video style edits, rock-scored montages and septuagenarian cast, it’s hard to say who, exactly, is the right audience for this unusual comedic drama.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Staff (Not credited)
Though they can't transcend writer-director Michael Schroeder's pointed contrivances, the actors tap into something achingly true in this valentine to Hollywood's below-the-line crafts people and society's castoffs.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
We'll overlook the clichéd predictability of their partnership and note that Plummer, and M. Emmet Walsh as his lonely friend, are a pleasure to watch.
Read Full Review >Empire Damon Wise
As in Cocoon, the emphasis is on sentiment, feel-good and reclaiming the elderly from the scrapheap. But the performances are nowhere near as subtle.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Nick Pinkerton
Walsh and Plummer are obviously pros, and they hustle to put across some patently ridiculous business, but, well, it's true about the polishing thing.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
It's a cute idea that a better filmmaker than writer-director Michael Schroeder could have done a lot with.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The movie works so hard at juggling its cliches that it fails to generate interest in its story.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader J.R. Jones
This indie drama spends a lot of time mooning over classical Hollywood cinema, but its own visual style tends toward the pointless flash of music videos.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Emett O. gave it a10:
This is a unique impact motion picture experience. A call to action! Both my parents and my daughter responded with sincere declarations of bridging difficult issues with love.
