Management

2009 "Some moments just feel right."
5.8| 1h34m| R| en| More Info
Released: 15 May 2009 Released
Producted By: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.managementfilm.com/
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A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.

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slightlymad22 Jennifer Aniston's movie career has been a bit hit and miss at best. For every 'We're The Millers' there is a 'The Switch'. So with side of the line will this movie fall.Plot in A Paragraph: Mike Flux (Steve Zahn) works at his parents' motel as the night manager. One day he sees Sue (Jennifer Aniston) who is staying at the motel for the weekend, and instantly develops a crush on her. (It's Jennifer Aniston after all)I'll admit from the off, that I am bias. I love Jennifer Aniston. With her gorgeous girl next door looks, I adore her, and will usually give anything she is in a chance.However, one of my main problems with the movie is Aniston, who seems to have had some Botox (or other work) prior to this movie and she is not the normal natural beauty that I like so much. Her performance is off, and she doesn't seen to be having a lot of fun here. None of the main characters in the movie are actually that likable. Zahns character (the guy we are meant to root for) comes off as annoying and a borderline stalker. Whilst Aniston's character is plain unlikeable, (despite helping homeless people) it makes it hard to understand why Zahn is so obsessed with her.Ridiculously predictable, the movie could possibly the worst of Aniston's post 'Friends' career, if 'The Switch' were not so bad.
SnoopyStyle Mike (Steve Zahn) works at his parents' (Margo Martindale, Fred Ward) roadside motel. Sue (Jennifer Aniston) sells art for office buildings. She's passing through for the night. He's a lonely loser who falls for the cold lonely woman. He tries his best to connect. She's also strange in her own way. Just maybe they're perfect for each other.It's a very predictable low budget indie. Nobody is really stretching their acting skills. Steve Zahn does this lovable loser character often while Aniston plays the same cold superior woman with a heart if only she's willing to open up. Writer/director Stephen Belber has created some quirky moments, but none of them are truly gut busters. It does take a wild left turn later on with Woody Harrelson. It's not any funnier although James Hiroyuki Liao is a fun sidekick.
tieman64 "Management" is a cute indie film revolving around a budding romance forged between an uptight city worker (Jennifer Aniston) and a small town hotel handyman (Steve Zahn). She's your standard office-junkie, putting too much time into "helping other people" and "failing to put her needs first", whilst he's an immature man-kid who still lives with his parents.The film's twin character arcs involve Zahn "growing up and taking on responsibilities" and Aniston "letting go of responsibilities" and "taking care of herself". It's a nice bit of mirroring, but profundity is sidestepped in favour for our duo magically solving their problems by starting a soup kitchen for homeless people.As usual, there's a love triangle and a second man whom the film has to demonize in order to make Zahn more appealing, as well as a familiar "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl" three act structure. But the film's overriding message – that people take on activities to escape themselves – is interesting in an existential way. 7.5/10 – This little cinematic fantasy serves as therapy for a certain type of person. It's cute, but nevertheless possesses a very creepy underside. Zahn's character, for example, is practically a stalker, and Aniston is far too quick to drop her skirt and offer conciliatory sex. Only a guy would write this stuff.Worth one viewing.
miike7311 If you can get over the original why the heck did she hook up with him in the first place awkwardness, it wasn't half bad. The acting is terrific (biased) and the comedy is memorable enough to keep you smiling through most of this romantic comedy. The sensitivity and believability is somewhat lacking, but the awkward moments really carry this film. The difficulty in believability comes with Jennifer Aniston's character, she just can't quite sell the awkward lover role. Sillly yes, emotional yes, sexy yes, but just not awkward. You have to suspend a lot of beliefs to come to the realization that she is choosing Steve Zahn, a quirky motel night manager over Woody Harrelson, a successful entrepreneur. I think that is the point of the movie though not perfectly executed. Fred Ward seems out of place and Margo Martindale is type cast as the mother. All in all I enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to fans of either Steve Zahn or Jennifer Aniston, they won't be disappointed but they may be a little skeptical.