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Man of the Century
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Man of the Century reviews
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Metascore: 44 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
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MPAA 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)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Gibson Frazier
Adam Abraham
 
DIRECTED BY: Adam Abraham  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: August 6, 2002 
Video: August 6, 2002 
Theatrical: October 29, 1999 
RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes, BW 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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75
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Sharp and irresistible, and there's no other movie like it.
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70
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
A lighter-than-air comedy than runs on pure fizz.
70
Film.com Tom Keogh
The film's bemused but genuine respect for the ingenious obviousness of a bygone cinematic language is quite moving.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
A kind of homage to that more simple and elegant time.
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50
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
A premise masquerading as a movie.
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50
Newsweek Andrea C. Basora
Charming cinematic bauble.
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50
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.
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50
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.
50
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.
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50
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Almost corny enough to be hip.
40
TV Guide Ken Fox
Mimics the kind of comedy that doesn't date particularly well to begin with.
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40
Village Voice Dennis Lim
Good-natured but labored, the film clings to its lone gimmick with increasing desperation.
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30
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Essentially a one-trick pony.
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30
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Amusing one-joke film.
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25
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Grows tiresome rather quickly.

What Our Users Said

Vote Now!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.

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