Man in the Chair
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  • Summary: 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)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    70
    A ramshackle but likeable story.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    60
    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.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Man in the Chair has few surprises. Once its machinery is humming, it settles into a soothing fable of a last hurrah.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    The movie works so hard at juggling its cliches that it fails to generate interest in its story.

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    10
    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.… Expand

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