Management Reviews
| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2011
| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011
For the most part, Management avoids the standard rom-com clichés in favour of something more delicate and heartfelt.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 25, 2009
Despite the obvious Norman Bates-ish resemblance, Zahn is clearly supposed to be dishy. The Zahn/Aniston pairing is without chemistry and there frankly isn't a spark of real life in the whole film.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 25, 2009
Unable to decide between being a romantic comedy, a zany farce or a thoughtful study of two emotionally repressed losers finding fulfilment, it ends up a mess; but an intriguing mess.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 25, 2009
You watch Management thinking of the comedy Aniston and Zahn could have made, and wishing you were watching that movie instead.
Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 10, 2009
Management should have definitely been called on to make some adjustments.
| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 3, 2009
Random weirdness aside, Belber telegraphs this story arc from Sue's first drop-in to Podunk. Message received. No surprises here.
| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 26, 2009
The trademark hitch in Aniston's line delivery is an effective shorthand for taking a leap of faith. In the case of both her character and her career, Management represents an admirable choice.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 26, 2009
Management has two things going for it: Steve Zahn and Jennifer Aniston. Luckily, those are two very good things.
| Original Score: B- | Jun 12, 2009
Padding disguised as a feature-length screenplay.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 29, 2009
The weirdness employed by Stephen Belber's amorous fairy tale is of a decidedly limp, half-hearted sort.
Full Review | May 16, 2009
Despite the essential implausibility of the story, Management remains for the most part as endearing as its leads.
| May 15, 2009
Sometimes a movie thinks it's one thing (charming) when it's really something else (creepy).
| Original Score: C | May 15, 2009
Management is something truly unusual - an underplayed movie about over-the-top emotions. For that alone, it's worth a look.
| May 15, 2009
The film is a failure if it can't convince us that these two people belong together. It can't, and barely tries.
Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 15, 2009
But if there's a point to be made here, it's that persistence pays off, whether you're onscreen or in the audience.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 15, 2009
Though it doesn't always work, it's an idea with its heart in the right place and, paired with nonshock comedy, it's a nice change of pace.
| Original Score: 3/5 | May 15, 2009
Management is ultimately undone by its own bland idiosyncrasies. It's nothing but a mismanaged opportunity.
Full Review | May 15, 2009
Zahn specializes in playing overgrown children. His face is both old and young--he must have looked the same at 9 as he will at 90
| Original Score: B- | May 15, 2009