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Management |  | Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson, Fred Ward
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 2738
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: KIM5405DVD
UPC: 014381540529
EAN: 0014381540529
ASIN: B002C39T3M
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 29, 2009
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Product Description
A RARE ROMANTIC COMEDY ABOUT A MOTEL NIGHT MANAGER WHO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER WHEN HE FALLS FOR AN UPTIGHT SALES REP.
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Tabloid darling Jennifer Aniston's personal life has been the source of endless fascination for those who are dismayed that the rich, famous, and beautiful actress just can't seem to find true love--and in Management, art imitates life, as the character she portrays can't settle on the right guy either, even without the paparazzi dogging her every move. Her Sue Claussen travels the country selling dreadful artwork to motels like the one she checks into in Kingman, Arizona, that's owned by Trish and Jerry (small but winning performances by Margo Martindale and Fred Ward). Son Mike (Steve Zahn), the likable dude who lives in the place and doubles as night manager, is immediately smitten, finagling his way into Sue's room with "complimentary" bottles of wine and champagne. Their talk is small and awkward; Mike isn't exactly Mr. Suave, but when, out of nowhere, he compliments her on her posterior, she inexplicably invites him to touch it. And so begins the relationship between his idealistic, aimless puppy dog and her prim, practical businesswoman. Sue's determined to make something more of herself, even if it means moving to Oregon to hook up with her ex-boyfriend, a former punk rocker who's now a rich but unhinged "yogurt mogul" (Woody Harrelson in the kind of role that's become all too typical for him). Meanwhile, Mike's content to follow her from one coast to the other until she recognizes what's really important in life. Not much of this is credible, and pretty much all of it is completely predictable. But that's hardly the point. Like most romantic comedies, Management relies on its stars to keep us interested, and while Zahn and Aniston's chemistry isn't exactly explosive, writer-director Stephen Belber keeps things simple and unpretentious, even throwing in positive messages about recycling and feeding the homeless without beating us over the head with them. --Sam Graham
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 "...You Can Touch My Butt...But Then You Gotta Go..." November 27, 2009
Mark Barry at Revival Records, West End (London, UK)
The premise isn't new - dweeb falls for babe - babe finds him repulsive at first, but then grows to love his sincerity and ordinary ways - dweeb and babe ride off into the sunset having both grown into nice people. Yeah right!
It's a hard sell at the best of times, but "Management" just about pulls it off - and it does so because of excellent writing and the stunning acting capabilities of its two principal leads.
STEVE ZAHN plays the hapless, but sweetly naïve Mike Cranshaw who is living and working with his parents in their small motel "The Kingman Motor Inn" in the town of Kingman in Arizona (off Route 66). Mike's Mum Trish is effectively running the solid but uninspiring joint (a beautifully understated performance by MARGO MARTINDALE), while her says-little and does-even-less husband Jerry (FRED WARD at his effective best) seems stuck in a rut he doesn't know how to get out of.
Life at the Motel is routine and boring - especially for the friendless and womanless Mike. But just occasionally - he gets up enough courage to bring a bottle of plonk around to a lady guest in her chalet and try on his `complimentary' wine routine. It never works. But this time - Mike's heart gets more than it bargained for when it encounters the big-city, tight-suited Jennifer Aniston character Susan Claussen, who's in town from Baltimore to flog paintings to corporate clients. Planes to appointments, car rentals to accommodation and a laptop on the bedside, she is the very epitome of a young executive woman going places. Mike is the last person in the world Sue would consider dating, let alone spending a lifetime with...the idea is almost laughable to her. But of course she keeps coming back to his sweetness and he pursues her because he's besotted and simply doesn't understand 'no' - nor get the meaning of boundaries.
Along the way Mike encounters Zen Buddhists, takes piano lessons, sleeps in a basement in a Chinese restaurant and jumps out of a plane. There's one particularly great scene where Sue figures if she lets Mike touch her perfectly formed posterior, he'll give up and she can get on with her presentation notes and get a night's sleep (title above). She leans over and presents the said rear for his delectation. With his hand placed on her right cheek, they talk about weather conditions in Maryland - it's both visually and lyrically - very, very funny.
But what keeps you watching is the growing tenderness between the two. Mike may not be the smartest tool in the kit, but he is heartfelt and sincere - and in many ways despite her obvious intelligence and affluence, Sue isn't. She needs to learn that and he needs to grow up. Woody Harrelson also turns up in a great pantomime role as the ex-punk-rocker Jango who is now rich through dog handling. Later Mike's Mum Trish becomes gravely ill - thereby presenting the two men in her life with changes both may not want but need...and on it goes.
Written and Directed by first-timer STEPHEN BELBER and produced by SIDNEY KEMMEL, the offbeat rom-com "Management" hit the US screens in May 2009 receiving excellent reviews. And on the strength of this September 2009 BLU RAY - it's easy to see why.
I first spotted Steve Zahn in a wonderful film called "Happy, Texas" where he was paired up with Britain's Jeremy Northam as two escaped convicts trapped in a hick town which tames their thieving ways and changes both of them for the better. Zahn's been bubbling under for years, but in "Management" he really shines. A lesser actor might have overdone the inner nerd to go for hammy laughs - and in the real world his character's ludicrous naivety might even have been insufferable, but Zahn makes you ache for Mike's attempts at wooing Susan.
Aniston is more capable now as an actress than she's ever been. Her character's disbelief and dismissive awkwardness at first is so believable - and as the movie progresses - her barriers very subtly start coming down - to a point where you really do believe she would look at Mike as a 'nice guy' - and as 'good for her' - and that's more important than all the material crap in-between. She is superb in the part.
Although it feels like an Indie production, the BLU RAY image is beautiful throughout - really crisp - you are aware almost all of the time that this is high-def and not a soft DVD image.
The extras are great fun too; a feature-length commentary by Stephen Belber and Steve Zahn, Gag Reels and Bloopers (very funny outtakes - mostly of the whole cast giggling and fluffing lines), several Deleted Scenes and a Trailer.
"Management" is going to bolster up my gravity-bound man-titties or lessen the amount of hair growing out my nasal passages - but it has enriched my brain. At its core is a truly lovely premise - that love will out - and corny or not - that 'is' what many of us believe.
"Management" isn't a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but you can't but think that the world is a nicer place because this sweet little ode to hope is in it.
Nice...
 One star because I can't rank it any lower November 21, 2009
aries magic (midwest)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie was terrible. The romance was forced, the plot line boring, Aniston is dull, Zahn is not funny and Harrelson must have been out of lunch money (why else would he do this horrible film?).
Better than expected November 20, 2009
The Escape Artist (Southwest, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with a previous review that this movie is in the vein of The Good Girl, in a funny and lighthearted way. Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn make a cute, quirky, awkward couple (although for most of the film, they're a couple according to only one of them). The movie isn't fast paced, but it's definitely entertaining enough. And if you've ever passed through Kingman, Arizona then you get what draws this couple together.
 Very very little movie November 14, 2009
FrogThinker (MA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a series B movie at best. The whole story is predictable, filled with cliches and the acting is childish. Rent if you really want to see that but definitely not worth owning.
 Split personality but has its moments November 13, 2009
T. Johnson (Portland, OR)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Management is an odd flavor of romantic comedy mixed with a dash of something else. First you have Jennifer Aniston doing a nice job of quiet emoting - she has an inherent depth to her and a strong ability to appear somewhat lost and alone in a real and sympathetic way. Then you have Steve Zahn, who also has some depths to him, but he has a mixed role that's alternates between sweet love struck fool and someone stuck in a bad comedy, particularly the scenes without Jennifer Aniston around. She really anchors the movie, has funny chemistry with Zahn, and the plot wanders too far into dumb comedy at times when she's not on screen.
Overall it's still a fairly enjoyable movie, but I think it would have been better if it stuck more with its two stars and their awkward/sweet/funny relationship instead of veering too far into the dumb comedy realm with Woody Harrelson and the other guy who played Steve's friend.
Mildly recommended if you have nothing better to watch. It has some good moments, you just have to wade through some lesser comedy filler as well. The first half of the movie is promising, the second half gets a little off track but winds up OK in the end.
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