Review of Management (2009) by Lbs — 28 Aug 2016

Sometimes life choices actually work out in unexpectedly amazing ways. In "Management," Steve Zhan and Jennifer Aniston both are lonely people, vulnerable in very different ways. But it is because they each are not on the prowl that their unlikely encounter in a modest motel, while Aniston's character is traveling on business, begins a series of strangely charming repeat encounters.

There is some pathos along the way, which only makes the ending that much more satisfying. Without the excellent acting work on display here by both leads, this story would be a simplistic joke tucked inside another joke etc.

But the stellar performances drew me into the story so much I truly cared to know how it would all resolve. Every few years I find myself watching "Management" again, and each time find that I still care for these two people to find their heart's desires.

For me, that's a successful movie. Try it. You may be as pleasantly surprised as I was.