This movie is extremely hilarious! Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson were awesome together! A dentist named Andy Fiddler is getting ready to go to Detroit to give a speech about dental tools. While in Detroit, he just happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and some gun-dealers think he is a buyer. Agent Vann thinks Andy is robbing the store, because one of the bad guys gives Andy a gun. Throughout the film, Andy is annoying to Vann, who has no time for nonsense. Vann needs Andy to pretend he's wants to buy stolen guns in order to bring the bad guys down. Vann eventually begins to like Andy. If you love comedy, you'll love THE MAN!!!
The Man
2005
Action / Comedy / Crime
The Man
2005
Action / Comedy / Crime
Plot summary
A federal agent turns up dead and a hardcore undercover agent, known as Derrick Vann heads off to try and recover the stolen arms and find the killers. Andy Fiddler is an ordinary family man and a dentist, and is out heading to a conference, when he gets stuck in the same mess. Criminal Kane believes Fiddler is 'The Man' behind it all and offers him a gun. Vann spots him and drags him across town, with him posing as the actual 'Man'.
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Extremely Funny!!!
Nothing special, but definitely watchable
'Buddy cop' films have been around for as long as I have. Sometimes, they work, other times they don't. In short... simply having two people forced to work together who are basically complete opposites is not a recipe for success. Whether the film succeeds or sinks normally depends on the actors involved. And, I'm pleased to say that with the (perhaps unlikely?) pairing of Samuel L Jackson and Eugene Levy, it really does hit the spot.
Samuel L Jackson plays, well... Samuel L Jackson, while Eugene Levy plays - you guessed it - Eugene Levy. Neither really stray far from performances you've already seen them give numerous times, but - again - it works. Levy is a salesman who gets mixed up with an arms deal while having dinner in a café. Luckily, Jackson is on hand to step in and not just save him, but also sets him up as a supposed 'kingpin' that he can use to bring down one half of eighties supergroup Bros (or Luke Goss to be precise - a bad guys so generic, he'd fit right in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe!).
You may have guessed that a chatty and middleclass salesman is not the ideal person to play a dangerous criminal, but - yet again - it works. Or at least it works in terms of comedy. Yes, in real life Levy may have been gunned down within ten seconds into walking into a room with a load of criminals, but, here, they take him at his word.
There are some other minor subplots running alongside the main story, i.e. a branch of Internal Affairs are looking into Samuel L Jackson and he's also in the process of trying to patch things up with his ex wife and daughter. However, it's the two leads' show all the way. Their chemistry and banter elevates the film and makes it totally enjoyable. The bickering between the two is truly a sheer joy to watch as Levy's dry comebacks slowly wind Jackson up more and more. There's also plenty of swearing and some, moderate violence to go with the laughs, so it's more for an adult audience.
Samuel L Jackson has a wide range of movies under his belt, some big budget, others that feel almost 'straight-to-DVD.' This one sits somewhere between the two and is definitely worth a watch if you're a fan, or just like those kind of crime/comedies with a strong sense of mismatched central characters who have to overcome their personalities in order to reach a greater goal. A tale as old as time, but, if done right - and it is here - it's definitely worth an hour and a half of your time.
No chemistry between Jackson and Levy
This movie was mildly humorous. Samuel Jackson and Eugene Levy tried, but I think this movie was doomed from the start. Samuel Jackson is not all that funny to begin with. He is at his best and funniest when he is in an action or suspense film and he's providing the comedy relief. To put him in a comedy outright is not his forte. Eugene Levy is a funny person, but his comedy hinges upon him being a supporting actor. I'm not talking about supporting actor as in second lead, but as in 3rd, 4th, or 5th string actor. Eugene Levy is good in small doses.
I can see how the producers would think that Jackson and Levy would make a good duet and it was a novel effort. Now, they should just learn from their mistake and move on. Jackson and Levy just never hit it off on screen, and it was a good lesson for everyone that they should stick to the roles they are most familiar with.