Review of Middle Men (2009) by Ahmed " — 28 Mar 2011

I am genuinly surprised how not bad this movie turned out to be; in fact it is an interesting dramedy and one of the most interesting indie flicks I have seen recently. "Middle Men" has a tight decent plot, few holes towards the end but still bearable, and a great ensemble cast led by Luke Wilson.

I normally donot like the guy but there are some roles that just suites him, Idiocracy for example, and this is one of those roles. The supporting cast included real talents like James Caan, Giovani Ribisi and Kevin Pollack who all probably elevated what was there for them in the source material and made the movie the intriguing flick that it is.

The plot as I said is okay and it balances the comic moments and the serious ones without much exggaration making the movie accountable. The movie problems really comes from the dierector who chose a weird over the top sound track and a lazy editing style that slowed the pace down in many occasions.

To sum up, "Middle Men" is not entirely flawless yet it is well written and acted over coming the filmmaking flaws.