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Man of the Century

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Gibson Frazier
Adam Abraham
Directed by: Adam Abraham
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 29, 1999
DVD: August 6, 2002
Running Time: 80 minutes, BW
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language
Starring Gibson Frazier, Susan Egan, and Anthony Rapp
A fast-paced, fast talking, farcical comedy starring Johnny Twennies (Frazier), a young newspaper reporter in modern day Manhattan who is absolutely convinced that he is living in the 1920's. (Fine Line Features)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Sharp and irresistible, and there's no other movie like it.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
A lighter-than-air comedy than runs on pure fizz.
Film.com Tom Keogh
The film's bemused but genuine respect for the ingenious obviousness of a bygone cinematic language is quite moving.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
A kind of homage to that more simple and elegant time.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Stefan Thiel
Though the story is often silly to the point of ridiculous, its goofy tone and charming characters, especially Frazier's Johnny, create a lovely idealization of a long-gone era.
Read Full Review >Film.com Elizabeth Weitzman
It's really too bad the film remains so resolutely flimsy, because the novice cast is so clearly delighted to be putting on a show, their glee is contagious enough to carry us along -- for a while.
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Funny dialogue, crisp black-and-white cinematography, and a well-chosen cast of mostly stage-trained actors raise this eccentric fantasy a notch above the ordinary.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Almost corny enough to be hip.
TV Guide Ken Fox
Mimics the kind of comedy that doesn't date particularly well to begin with.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Dennis Lim
Good-natured but labored, the film clings to its lone gimmick with increasing desperation.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Grows tiresome rather quickly.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Johnny T. gave it a 10:
Simple minded but complete, with a premise charmingly unique and imaginative.
Thomas A. gave it a 10:
Loved it, this flick was the bees knees.
[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
This is one of the best movies I've seen.
