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Man of the Century

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Man of the Century reviews
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10.0 User Score:

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Based on 15 critic reviews
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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)

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

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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