Mansome

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Mansome

PG-13

Released May 18, 2012

1h 24m

Documentary

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Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Zach Galifianakis and others talk to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock about what it means to be a man in a society obsessed with hair and spa treatments for both sexes.

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Mansome is a threadbare documentary with little insight into modern male maintenance, with useless celebrity interviews padding an already slim runtime.

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

It's more first-person journal and travelogue than it is cultural archaeology, and as such it's basically OK.

May 19, 2012

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

As a documentary dissertation on all that it means to be male in the modern world, you'd be better off investing in the complete works of Ernest Hemingway and watching a few Samuel Fuller and/or John Milius films.

Rated: 2/5

May 18, 2012

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

There's no real center to the film's potentially insightful topic, with Spurlock never zeroing in on a cohesive message.

Rated: 2/5

May 18, 2012

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

You'll forget about this one while you're still watching it.

May 31, 2012

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Marshall Fine

Hollywood & Fine

Reality TV lacks Spurlock's sly willingness to let the eccentric explain themselves, rather than letting them appear foolish. It's not deep, but then, it's about vanity.

May 23, 2012

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Shannon M. Houston

Paste Magazine

Spurlock seems to be wholeheartedly interested in the motivating factors behind manscaping and other choices men make about their appearances.

Rated: 7.4/10

May 22, 2012

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ivy m

Surprised how bad these reviews are. If people are looking for deep meaning, this is not the place to find it. But if they're looking to be entertained, this unusual journey into the world of men's grooming will do just that. I found it hilarious, shared it with friends, and they did as well. Take a chance. You might just laugh!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Morgan Spurlock, el director del divertido documental "Super Size Me", nos entrega una divertida aproximación a lo que significa ser hombre en el nuevo milenio. "Mansome" habla sobre bigotes, pelos y acicalamiento sin mucha profundidad, pero con mucho humor y se vale del carisma de actores como Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett y Zack Galifianakis para vehiculizar sus temas.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Morgan Spurlock, el director del divertido documental "Super Size Me", nos entrega una divertida aproximación a lo que significa ser hombre en el nuevo milenio. "Mansome" habla sobre bigotes, pelos y acicalamiento sin mucha profundidad, pero con mucho humor y se vale del carisma de actores como Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett y Zack Galifianakis para vehiculizar sus temas.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Although the male grooming topic is potentially intriguing (including mustache obsessions, metrosexuals, and competitive beard growing), there is no real focus through the divergent subtopics. Told with humor and a bit of satirized machismo, the documentary is lighthearted and does not offer any significant insight into deeper issues such as male insecurities with body image or cultural pressures on the modern American man. It's pure fluff: light, pleasant and unmemorable. As a "documentary", it's flimsy and undeserving.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

meh, pretty blasee, not Spurlock's best effort

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Pretty pointless with no lasting insight, but at the same time watchable enough whilst its on

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Zach Galifianakis and others talk to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock about what it means to be a man in a society obsessed with hair and spa treatments for both sexes.

Director: Morgan Spurlock
Distributor: Paladin
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Some Crude Material)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 18, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 18, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.4K
Runtime: 1h 24m