Men at Lunch

Name: Men at Lunch
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 20, 2013
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 53

2013

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First Run Features | Release Date: September 20, 2013 | Not Rated

Director: Seán Ó Cualáin

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 min

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Nick Schager

Sep 17, 2013

Given Men at Lunch's compelling argument that the identity of its anonymous ironworker subjects is beside the point—that mystery is a prime facet of its enduring appeal—the documentary's desire to determine who they really were comes across as unnecessary. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Sep 19, 2013

Best of all, we take a trip back to Depression-era New York and grasp its resonance more than 80 years later. Delicious. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Oct 3, 2013

Regrettably, Men at Lunch obsesses over disappearing ghosts instead of the records we already have and the history we should know. Read full review

Noel Murray

Sep 18, 2013

Just as the documentary doesn’t really have the goods when it comes to solving the photograph’s mysteries, it only skims across the surface of what the picture represents. Read full review

John DeFore

Sep 20, 2013

Cartoonish hyperbole aside, the investigation does have its high points. Read full review

Miriam Bale

Sep 19, 2013

The film feels meandering. Not only does it offer a jumble of ideas that aren’t followed through, but it’s also structured oddly. Read full review

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