Review of The Company Men (2010) by Paul W — 14 Jun 2011

Good but not great, probably because the subject matter is so damn depressing. It's hard to generate much sympathy for Ben Affleck's character, especially since he's so slow to see what his wife immediately and clearly sees, and it's painful to watch him squander his severance pay on maintaining the "successful man" image.

I was far more sympathetic to Tommy Lee Jones' character, who handled his firing with aplomb and grace. But a whole movie about people getting laid off? Too close to home for most of us. And the happy ending didn't fool me, not even a little bit.