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Middle Men

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Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) is a legitimate Texas businessman who wanders off the straight-and-narrow path when he meets Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), a slimy pair of Internet porn profiteers. Jack's association with the men leads to his involvement with a host of other lowlifes, and though he tries to convince himself that he is staying clean in a dirty business, his disintegrating family situation proves otherwise.
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Middle Men benefits from a solid cast, particularly Luke Wilson, but its muddled script lets them down.

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Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Is Jack, who is patterned on a real-life character, sociopathic or just plain clueless? Gallo doesn't seem to care. He cares about parading before us lowlifes living the high life. Rated: B- Jan 3, 2011 Full Review Adam Keleman Slant Magazine Pretty much proffers everything you can want in a film based on the upstart company that brought porn to a computer screen near you. Rated: 2/4 Aug 11, 2010 Full Review Michael Phillips At the Movies I never got the feeling Gallo and company figured out how to compress and focus their stories. Aug 10, 2010 Full Review Troy Patterson Spin If you're not turned off by a standard-issue subplot about the Valley of temptation, then click ENTER to watch some hot and witty business thriller action. Rated: 4/4 Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Lindy West The Stranger (Seattle, WA) But the glib, gimmicky narration (i.e., the aforementioned "a better way for guys to jack off"-yawn), delivered in Wilson's vegetative monotone, leaves the film lumpy and uneven and often dull. Jan 11, 2018 Full Review Jason Best Movie Talk Inspired by the reputed experiences of the film's producer, Middle Men casts its protagonist in a suspiciously flattering light... Fortunately Wilson brings enough dark and disreputable shades to the character for the film to work. Jul 25, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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John H This movie was really a lot of fun! The cast is outstanding (I didn't even recognize Gabriel Macht until I was a quarter into the movie!) and the story is crazy. They do a good job of capturing the feel of those times and making you seem like you were there. Highly recommend! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/24 Full Review Eddie M Honestly a gem of a movie. Almost 5 stars... one of if not the best Luke Wilson role Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/03/23 Full Review Lenin P What a great surprise this was, don't know how this slipped by me when it was released. Quick Side Note: I'm surprised Giovanni Ribisi isn't in more things. He's a solid actor. This movie checks off all the boxes of what a good film should have. Really surprised that this isn't talked about more. Felt like this movie was inspired by Casino. It had all the same elements and was presented in pretty much the same manner. Only difference is that Casino dealt with mafia stuff and this dealt with the internet boom. (Well this had a mafia element as well.) The similarities are uncanny. The story flows nicely with no drag and kept you engaged. Luke Wilson isn't what I would call a good actor (unless Wes Anderson is directing him), but he is decent in this. His narration was really good. This movie has a few laughable and oh crap moments. You'll definitely be entertained. The movie shows what it was like for a credit card billing company in the early days of the internet. An idea so simple that I'm surprised no one had thought of it until that point. They faced a few obstacles at first and were expanding too fast. They got help from the Russian mob and you can kind of guess how it all went down. This movie shows that you need to be careful who you do business with. Also, it matters how you conduct business. This is what you would classify as a popcorn movie. Just sit back, relax and enjoy. I would recommend it to anyone looking to kill some time after a long week at work. This gets a LennyReviewz Score of: 6/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Much better film than the score suggests. Luke Wilson, again, with a great job. He's great at maintaining that in-control attitude. The film points up the fact that no matter how smart, how good you are, how well you dance, dealing with the under-belly of society never pays. Great story, great acting, and remember, you can't always get what you want, but you can get what you need. Eh, Jack. Well, done, my friend. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review michael t I liked this movie because it didn't glorify criminals. Luke's character, Jack, tries to do the right thing, but quickly gets in over his head with two drug addled partners who keep things spinning out of control. Somehow Jack has a knack for fixing things by keeping his head on straight. Better than expected. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Cast, Acting, Great Music, Girls and it tells a real story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) is a legitimate Texas businessman who wanders off the straight-and-narrow path when he meets Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), a slimy pair of Internet porn profiteers. Jack's association with the men leads to his involvement with a host of other lowlifes, and though he tries to convince himself that he is staying clean in a dirty business, his disintegrating family situation proves otherwise.
Director
George Gallo
Producer
Christopher Mallick, William Sherak, Jason Shuman, Michael J. Weiss
Screenwriter
George Gallo, Andy Weiss
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Oxymoron Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Nudity|Strong Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 6, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$723.7K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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