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  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Mitropoulos Films
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Mitropoulos Films
  • 1 h 40 m
He Was a Quiet Man

Summary Bob Maconel is about to have a bad day. Another eight hours of sitting in a dull grey cubicle, ignored by his co-workers, existing in a world where he feels completely out of sync. On this particularly bad day, Bob crosses the line from potential killer to inadvertent hero and in the process saves Venessa’s life. This invisible nobody...

Directed By: Frank A. Cappello

Written By: Frank A. Cappello

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Mitropoulos Films
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • Mitropoulos Films
  • 1 h 40 m

He Was a Quiet Man

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Bob Maconel is about to have a bad day. Another eight hours of sitting in a dull grey cubicle, ignored by his co-workers, existing in a world where he feels completely out of sync. On this particularly bad day, Bob crosses the line from potential killer to inadvertent hero and in the process saves Venessa’s life. This invisible nobody...

Directed By: Frank A. Cappello

Written By: Frank A. Cappello

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40% Positive
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75
With his Jack Nicholson mannerisms extinguished and his boyish features made up to look worn and aged, Slater also makes us believe and care about this guy. A movie this marginal isn't likely to get much notice, but it's one of the very best things he has done.
By William Arnold FULL REVIEW
70
He Was a Quiet Man casts its own perversely funny spell thanks in large part to Slater, whose wonderfully shifty, beaten-down performance is easily his best in the 17 years.
By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW
60
An enjoyable satire is let down by a third act that juggles too many ideas for its own good.
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50
Initially shows promise, but filmmaker Frank Cappello (the early Russell Crowe vehicle "No Way Back") gets bogged down when Slater becomes involved with Elisa Cuthbert, a paraplegic survivor of the shooting who wants him to kill her.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
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By the time it reaches a weak, ambiguous conclusion, the movie has gone everywhere and nowhere, much like its psychotic main character, Bob Maconel (Christian Slater).
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

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6.2
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Production Company Quiet Man Productions, Indelible Quarks, Neo Art & Logic
Release Date Nov 30, 2007
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline He seemed like such a nice guy.. He pretty much kept to himself...
Website http://www.myspace.com/quietmanmovie
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Awards

Newport Beach Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Jackson Hole Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Seattle True Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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