The January Man

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Audience Member Worth a look for a hilarious, post-Die Hard turn from the late great Alan Rickman as an unemployed, eccentric painter of nude women, as well as Rod Steiger in the most over the top performance of his career. It's not very suspenseful. Nor is it all that funny. But it's smart, different and has an interesting murder mystery at its core. A lackluster ending and Harvey Keitel is awful. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Stefania G Jeez, this movie is useless mess! Truly unwatchable. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review LeQuinn D This is one of those rare films where the mainstream critics failed to understand that the uniqueness of the characters and the veering between drama and lighthearted comedy are what makes this film so damned special and unique. If you’re a Kevin Kline fan, it’s a MUST SEE film because he’s in his prime here and he’s entertaining as hell per-usual. It’s also a HUGE treat to see Alan Rickman in his first higher-profile comedic role ever as Kline’s friend. It’s also refreshing to see Harvey Keitel play a character so understated, and Sarandon’s character was great too along with the late Danny Aiello. It’s also a great time capsule of pre-9/11 New York City and Mary Beth Mastrontonio is solid here too, It’s funny to see she and Rickman would both go on to be in Robin Hood later. This film deserved better reviews than what it received at the time, and even though it’s not perfect it’s still entertaining as hell. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Kevin F A good film, great cast and crew, but not a paint by the numbers, easily categorized film…which is the biggest complaint from all the critics. If you’re a Kevin Kline fan, you can’t miss this one, Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Matt F One of my favorites that I watched again last week. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Blu B After being absolute borefest for most of the runtime, it decides out of nowhere to just become a comedy with it's big showdown with the strangler out of nowhere. The editing and pacing are so horifcally bad here. This jumps around most of the first half and is completely incoherent with pointless subplots and scenes that make no sense or are incredibly boring. It does decide to get focused out of nowhere in the second half, but the twist with the star consellations is so stupid and so lazily given to us it's amazing. On top of the comedic tone change at the end. The cinematography isn't good either. Nothing visual happens and the scenes just meander soooo much. It's just people talking and Rod Steiger pouring his heart into every scene. The music is boring and forgettable. The acting isn't good either despite an absolute all star cast and everyone trying here. You barely know what anyone's motivations are half the time and it feels like there over the top out of nowhere half the time as well or their just boring. It never generates tension or suspense in the slightest as a crime thriller. Skip This Borefest. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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