Solitary Man
Two very fine performances by actors at opposite ends of their careers give Solitary Man its buoyancy. Michael Douglas, as Ben Kalmen, a silver-tongued devil in an Italian suit, needs no introduction, but Imogen Poots would probably steal this movie right out from under him if she had a more substantial role. As it is, the 21-year-old (playing 18) is at the latest intersection on Kalmen’s road to ruin. He has no one to blame but himself for falling from the heights of individual success—family, career, a spot of fame—to being a skirt-chasing, broke 60-year-old whose heart might explode at any moment. This film could have been a comedy or a dark drama; and although Solitary Man is still smart and entertaining, it probably should have chosen one or the other instead of throwing a softball right down the middle.
By Colin Boyd
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Credits
Directors:
- Brian Koppelman
- David Levien
Cast:
- Michael Douglas
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Jenna Fischer
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Imogen Poots
- Ben Shenkman
- David Costabile
- Susan Sarandon
- Danny DeVito
- Olivia Thirlby
- Jake Siciliano
Producers:
- Paul Schiff
- Steven Soderbergh
- Heidi Jo Markel
- Danny Dimbort
- Boaz Davidson
- Avi Lerner
- Trevor Short
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