Director : John Wells
Running Time : 105 mins
Bobby Walker (Affleck), Gene McClary (Jones) and Phil Woodward (Cooper) all work for the same company, and are all affected by the recession when their bosses decide to lay people off. They find that the work place can be a very competitive place, especially when your pay expectations are high or you a little older than the usual job applicant in a world that prejudices the old.
This is almost like watching Wall Street after everyone gets laid off, and the ridiculous career choices the characters make. Most of the guys in this stay unemployed, with Affleck getting a job as a builder, but it is their attitudes towards unemployment that is what this movie’s plot hinges on. It’s fun to see the characters either deflate completely or just explode for no reason as they are faced with losing their cushy lives, but it might have been nice if they didn’t all have such seemingly happy endings – not a single marriage fell apart, which seems unlikely.
You’ll like this if you liked : Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps
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