Fresh
A fair-to-middling contemporary fantasy drama that, despite its surfeit of flashy effects, is mildly charming in the way it addresses the injustice of old folk having to live out their final years in decrepit homes.
Derek Adams, Time Out
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Man in the Chair
Overview
The story of an aspiring young filmmaker's encounter with a grumpy fount of movie lore.
Director and cast
- Michael Schroeder Director
- Christopher Plummer as Flash Madden
- Michael Angarano as Cameron Kincaid
- M. Emmet Walsh as Mickey Hopkins
- Robert Wagner as Taylor Moss
- Mimi Kennedy as Judy Kincaid
- Mitch Pileggi as Floyd
- Adam Visco as Bully
- Joshua Boyd as Murphy White
- Tracey Walter as Mr. Klein
- Taber Schroeder as Brett Raven
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
47%
Tomatometer
Fresh
By salvaging a troubled script with deep, committed, touching portrayals, Plummer and Walsh help prove Schroeder's points about how Hollywood isn't just the province of the rich, young and pretty.
Tasha Robinson, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
The movie works so hard at juggling its cliches that it fails to generate interest in its story.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Overdirected and underwritten, this litany of Hallmark Channel tropes and button-pushing sentiment uses Tinseltown treacle to gussy up an otherwise forgettable message movie about humane treatment for the elderly.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Fresh
A ramshackle but likeable story
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
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