Rotten
So tired.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The Man
One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks.
2005 · 1h 23m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Les Mayfield
Overview
A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.
Director and cast
- Les Mayfield Director
- Samuel L. Jackson as Derrick Vann
- Eugene Levy as Andy Fiddler
- Luke Goss as Joey Kane
- Miguel Ferrer as Agent Peters
- Susie Essman as Lt. Rita Carbone
- Anthony Mackie as Booty
- Gigi Rice as Susan
- Rachael Crawford as Dara Vann
- Philip Akin as Second I.A. Agent
- Christopher Murray as Homeless Man
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
12%
Tomatometer
Rotten
In Roy Orbison terms, enduring this movie is like working for The Man.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
At what point do you know that a movie isn't just bad, it's off-the-scale, surrender-all-hope, no-turning-back bad?
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
At a zippy 83 minutes (including an ingenious title sequence that sets up the crime), The Man could be a lot worse. But with this kind of talent, it should be a lot better.
Ted Fry, Seattle Times
Rotten
The Man arrives in theaters today with a sheet over its head and a tag on its toe.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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