Men at Work

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Audience Member I disliked another Iranian film, but gave that nation another chance. And this one worked, even if this movie is essentially absurdist, or at least symbolic. Four middle-aged men are driving back along a mountain road from a ski trip that didn't work out, gossiping and mocking each other the whole time. One has to stop to urinate, and when they do, they notice a vertical rock formation they all decide to try to tip off the edge of the cliff it is a part of. When their efforts initially fail, they buy a donkey from an old man, and when that fails, they come up with more and more absurd plans to make it finally move. Never mind that they were supposed to go home and watch an important soccer game. And other people start coming by, including their relatives. Not all the movie's time is spent on the attempts to move the rock; the cast talk and argue about their families and friends and workmates. Perhaps this movie means far more to Iranians than anyone else; the whole premise is obviously symbolic, though we don't necessarily understand what exactly was being symbolized. Politics? Religion? Mere personal relationships? Still it is mildly amusing to watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Four middle-aged Iranian guys are driving home from a ski trip and stop at the side of the road to pee. One of them notices a tall, thin rock formation standing by itself at the edge of a sheer drop. It seems like they should be able to push it over, so they try. That's the movie. They go to increasingly absurd lengths to try and knock over the damn rock. I think it actually says something pretty profound about people ... men in particular. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member You know something is about to go wrong when four old men spot a giant rock at the edge of a cliff and they try to move it. Well, nothing goes wrong with this film. It is a satirical comedy from Iran (the only movie I have ever seen from the Middle-East) that slowly but steadily becomes kind of dark. However, the rest of the film is quite funny at times, and you are able to understand the goal of the characters, which is to... push a rock off a cliff and watch it fall into the river below. Why? Because they want to. The film is somewhat inspiring throughout. but a flaw with the film is the ending. It ends abruptly, but it isn't a terrible ending to the film. However, it will still be off-putting to certain people. Something that I do like about the film is more to do with the location. I believe that there is probably no better place in this country to film this story than in the snow mountains and cliffs after a skiing trip (which the characters come back from at the beginning of the film). So, this makes me look forward to seeing more films from the Middle East. This is a good start. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member You feel like you should be bored at times, but it's inexplicably always very entertaining! Abrupt ending, though. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A humble film about grown men trying to move a rock. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member An oddly compelling comic drama. I'm sure many a political theme soared over my head, but the theme of men trying to conquer an impossible and unimportant goal is one that carries over. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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