Two corporate lackeys, bored with their existence and frustrated and angry with their relationships with females, form a pact to romance a woman at the same time and then dump her. They want to do this as a way to exact revenge on all the women they believe have wronged them in the past. Their plan grows even more demented when they decide to find the most vulnerable girl possible and they pick an insecure deaf coworker.
This is the plot to 1997’s independent film In the Company of Men, directed by Neil LaBute and adapted from his play. If the movie sounds controversial and un-PC, it is. It’s also terrific. Men explores the complexities of men’s attitudes about women in a way very few pictures have before or since. This is not the kind of relationship drama a major studio would touch.
In the Company of Men was a critical darling that found a niche audience. Aaron Eckhart (most known now as Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight) plays Chad, one of the co-conspirators. It’s a career best performance from the actor. He should have been nominated for an Oscar. The solid cast includes Matt Malloy as his coworker Howard and Stacy Edwards as Christine, the victim of their sick prank.
The film ends up going in unexpected directions. It’s driven by dialogue and only dialogue and you’ll be on the edge of your seat. In the Company of Men is well worth seeking out if you’re looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. I highly recommend it.
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I haven’t seen this in a while but I did really enjoy this one. It’s a really good effective thriller and yes Eckhart should have been nominated for an Oscar. What makes this one great is that every person in this is horrible in some ways. Even the girl herself is not perfect Great Job
Thanks. Not a film you hear about much anymore but it’s one of my faves of 1997, which was a strong year