Wells explores themes relevant to everyone in America. No one will come out of the film without thinking of someone they know who’s been impacted in the same way as the characters onscreen.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 3, 2023

Ben Affleck performs ably for the second time in a year.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 5, 2020

I would recommend this one. It rang true to me and it gave me some food for thought about the best way to move forward in this economically tough time.

| Apr 2, 2020

Much of The Company Men feels a little too pat and tidy: white collar bad, blue collar good.

| Jan 22, 2020

...it's in the performances that The Company Men manages to succeed...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 20, 2019

Like its sleeker counterpart, Up in the Air, The Company Men was born during the worst recession since the Great Depression. It's the sign of the times and carries much relevancy.

| Feb 16, 2019

The Company Men is well made, but it seems to resort to shorthand to cover all that it wants to address -- a little less scope and a little more depth might have served it better.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 16, 2019

With harrowing realism, The Company Men captures the raw, personal impact of the economic meltdown.

| Feb 7, 2018

It's tough to feel torn up about Ben Affleck having to sell his Porsche when most of us are hustling to make rent at the end of every month.

| May 12, 2015

The Company Men, aka "The Supposed Problems of Unsympathetic Rich People" or "Good Actors Stuck in a Mediocre Movie," tries to be timely, but it's as out of touch as Pat Buchanan.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Aug 15, 2013

Amazing acting backed up by an authentic and emotionally engaging story makes The Company Men one of the best films of the year.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 11, 2013

Despite some of its one-dimensional characters, this drama captures the sacrifices that people make during periods of unemployment.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 30, 2013

It may not be the "feel good movie of the year," but it is a fascinating look at a very prominent and ongoing situation.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2012

There are some witty observations, but these, along with the use of natural light, have the effect of bringing a bad situation into starker perspective.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 14, 2011

The points made are good ones, even if you wish they could work them in a more subtle way. At the very least, it's a hopeful take on a troubling issue, with a genuine belief in old-fashioned Americana values as the key to survival.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 7, 2011

has a stinging sense of immediacy and a strong sense of narrative momentum that keeps the multiple stories in balance, as well as judiciously managing sympathy for characters who are usually seen as villains during economic hard times

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 15, 2011

Excellent performances and a fine use of detail counterbalance a somewhat weak storyline.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 1, 2011

...well-executed programmatic melodrama, and there are some scenes that evince real heart, probably because the actors seem naively committed to the project.

| Original Score: 84/100 | May 15, 2011

As an actor's showcase, you're definitely in good company.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 5, 2011

... an engrossing, if uneven, ensemble drama featuring strong performances by Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and especially Chris Cooper as the most desperate of the trio.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 5, 2011