Full Grown Men

a superb film. very refreshing! i get tired of mainstream hollywood. ABout time something like this came along. horrah for indies!... Full review

I have seen this film throughout its many stages, and it has warmed my heart, and made me laugh each and every time...from its first screening to its World Premiere at Tribeca. With so many exceptional characters you are sure... Full review

I saw this film at its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York back in late April. I watched the online "trailer" for this film only AFTER I had seen the film. I must say the film... Full review

I sat through a screening of this move at the Tribeca Film Festival for two reasons: Amy Sedaris and Judah Friedlander. Sedaris, sadly, has only one scene to steal. She succeeds. Friedlander, on the other hand, has a leading role... Full review

story is universal and immediately interesting. cinematography is simply beautiful. lots of quirky characters but they are integral to the story rather than window dressing. the story, and its conclusion, is thought-provoking and avoids hollywood tidiness and cliche.... Full review

A rare blend of solid comedic moments woven into a very insightful and beautiful story. The soundtrack & acting puts the experience over the top.... Full review

I was fortunate to see 2 showing of FGM during Tribeca - i loved it even more the second time. The film has achieved a really great balance of comedy and poignancy. The comedy ranges from great, sarcastic adult wit... Full review

Full Grown Men doesn't even make childhood seem like all that much fun. But even the man-children of Step Brothers would be puzzled by the protagonist of Full Grown Men -- a 35-year-old husband and father who walks out on his family after an argument over action figures. ... Full Review

Full Grown Men," a poignant, quirky and effective alternative to the usual soulless, computer-generated summer fare, is well worth a look. Full Grown Men" is an artistically integrated film that introduces a refreshing new talent to the independent scene, one who combines the visual palette of filmmaker Harmony Korine with an all-important sense of narrative. ... Full Review

Full Grown Men," a poignant, quirky and effective alternative to the usual soulless, computer-generated summer fare, is well worth a look. Full Grown Men" is an artistically integrated film that introduces a refreshing new talent to the independent scene, one who combines the visual palette of filmmaker Harmony Korine with an all-important sense of narrative. ... Full Review

The soundtrack, while diverse and endearing, sustains a dark frivolity two clicks away from an ice cream truck jingle in a horror flick. Though Alby gives adulthood some lip service to act as a perfect finale tied with red ribbon, David Munro seems determined to keep the audience at arm' s length from the same reality that Alby stubbornly avoids. ... Full Review

The soundtrack, while diverse and endearing, sustains a dark frivolity two clicks away from an ice cream truck jingle in a horror flick. Though Alby gives adulthood some lip service to act as a perfect finale tied with red ribbon, David Munro seems determined to keep the audience at arm' s length from the same reality that Alby stubbornly avoids. ... Full Review

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Rockabilly stud-geek Webb Wilder says he plays both kinds of music - rock and roll. Wilder has never made any thing other than fun records, and the streak continues on his new album, "More Like Me." ... Full Article

Pianist uses Scott Joplin's ragtime standard as the launching pad for a non-linear master class on jazz styles. Nobody stretches a melody like gospel singer Burrell, who takes this ballad to places the Gershwins never imagined. ... Full Article

Male arrested development has been the subject of enough comedies in the past couple of years to warrant its own mini-genre. But even the man-children of Step Brothers would be puzzled by the protagonist of Full Grown Men -- a... ... Full Article

The youthful delusions of a wistful husband and father prompt him to seek out a childhood friend and embark on a soul-searching journey of self discovery to the one place where no adult demands will be made of him in... ... Full Article

s with countless recent domestic films about man-children, Full Grown Men contends that its arrestedly developed protagonist Alby (Matt McGrath) needs to act his age, all while treating this pitiably infantile dolt with undeserved sympathy. ... Full Article