Man About Town

The scenes involving Jack's stroke-ridden father (Howard Hesseman) and the oversized fish tank are among the film's funniest as well as the most poignant. Occasionally played for laughs, but grounded in the mire of life's harsh reality, Man About Town has its moments, but is less than a memorable ride uptown. ... Full Review

The scenes involving Jack's stroke-ridden father (Howard Hesseman) and the oversized fish tank are among the film's funniest as well as the most poignant. The themes of Man About Town dig deeper than its storyline suggests. ... Full Review

Man About Town is simply too flat for its own good.....To be fair, less impressive films have found distributors....It's certainly not the worst film of the year....It's not a total loss, but most viewers have seen similar plotlines in much more impressive films already.....Additionally, the story's one-sided approach---told from Jack's perspective, often making use of melancholy voice-over narration---will certainly rub some viewers the wrong way..... ... Full Review

When all is said and done, it's impossible to nail Affleck to the wall for this film's lack of competence.....s, but not the interesting ones that could lead to a passable motion picture.....that age-old character of moral corruption and hopelessness that turns up every month in lazy scripts.....Because nothing says 1976 quite like an iconic song from 1981..... ... Full Review

The film involves an angst-ridden talent agent (stay with me! This is some familiar material, to be sure, but there's plenty of humor is in Binder's dialogue. ... Full Review

Ben Affleck is going to Town in his latest project.While the Oscar-winning thesp has previously tackled writing, directing and starring duties for big-screen projects, his latest endeavor, The Town , is the first where Affleck will combine all three. ... Full Article

Okay, we all knew Ben Affleck was having some problems, and earned a few Razzie nominations several years in a row, but he's still a movie star. ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS In "Man About Town", Ben Affleck stars as Jack Giamoro, a top Hollywood agent who seems to have it all: a successful career, money and a beautiful wife. ... Full Article

Top Hollywood talent agent Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck) seems to have it all: a successful career, money, a beautiful wife.But he still feels like something is missing, and so he takes a journal writing class to explore his feelings. ... Full Article

This year Rebecca Romijn appears in two feature releases (in addition to X-MEN: THE LAST STAND): "Man About Town," opposite Ben Affleck and "Alibi" alongside Steve Coogan - and as the title character in the WB dramedy series "Pepper Dennis." ... Full Article

I recently got a comment on Viewaskew's messageboard deleted cause I joked about how long Bennifer pt. Deux would last. Among the comments: "Dude, that's just insensitive" "You know Affleck's close to Kevin Smith right? ... Full Article