Men, Women & Children

This film is one of the worst films i have ever seen. it has a fantastic cast but there is little or no story line, the story is not developed, the characters are bland and the script is very boring. i think the film could have been so good if it had been written better, the ideas are okay. I Would not recommend you watch this, even if you are really bored! i love the cast and i do think they have all been cast well, all the actors are fantastic in every film they have ever been in but this was not their best work by far. The film deals with some very weird issues and is the first film to really deal with them properly. What i can say is, this film is actually quite realistic, everything is as it seems in that they are things that do happen.

Despite loving Chad Kultgen's novel, I viewed this movie with low expectations due to the overall negative reviews. To my surprise I was blown away! Jason Reitman has transferred the book perfectly to the screen, and in many ways improved upon the source material. There are changes made from the book, such as aging up all the younger characters, and cutting nearly all of Brooke and Danny's storyline. The amount of sexuality is also greatly reduced in the film, something which I felt Kultgen often included to unnecessary extents in his novel. By making these changes Reitman is able to generate characters and scenarios that are much more believable than those in the novel, resulting in a very powerful, brutally honest film, with strong resonating themes about sexual frustration and the desire for intimacy in today's modern electronic age. The casting here is inspired and the movie is full of terrific performances. Ansel Elgort is a revelation as Tim Mooney, Dean Norris from "Breaking Bad" fame, gives a heartbreaking performance as a single parent trying to connect with his football quitting, video game addicted son, and Adam Sandler is great in one of his few dramatic roles. In my opinion "Men, Women & Children" is a profound topical film that should be revered alongside such classics as "The Graduate" and "American Beauty". I hope it can eventually gain the praise and recognition it deserves.

The movie seems to be about everything that is wrong with the Internet. It goes over how distant and desensitized the internet can make us. It points out a generation gap between adults and children as the title suggest. For the most part he's suggesting we have a problem, He maybe right, but Ironically the format of the film with displaying text and websites on the screen which is starting to become common in movies, only adjust us to the problem versus resolving it. But the movie is not fully negative as it does point how being able to communicate easier with one another is helpful. Overall I like the movie. It has a great ensemble cast with the likes of Adam Sandler proving he can do drama. The small stories blended together well, but I must admit the filmmaker was trying to show us a bigger picture which I did not get. It was humorous and it's the type of film that makes you think. worth sitting through.

Men, Women & Children is an introspection to the human isolation of modern life despite increased technical connections. It is through the Men, Women & Children's characters, specifically high school teens and their parents, that writer/director Jason Reitman explores human communication and interaction and the changes caused by the internet. It is through these relationships that Reitman then puts a mirror to the impact of the internet on communication, self-image, parenting, love and sexuality and other topics. From this description, the film could sound like the audience might be in for a PBS special or history channel episode on the digital age. Men, Women & Children is a thought provoking film with interesting but increasingly faulted but well-developed characters. The well conceived plot and dynamic characters are thanks in part to author of synonymously titled novel in which the film is based, Chad Kultgen. The subject matter of the film is quite heavy for a feature film of this magnitude and yet, it feels ultimately successful at being an accurate but dramatized portrait of modern American life. Though some archetypes are exaggerated slightly, such as the overprotective mom who has a support group that hands out pamphlets titled "The Dangers of Selfies", there is substantial justifiable honesty to this reality. It helps that Reitman chose to make the film more scathingly honest and therefore indie than superficial box office behemoth. Since Men, Women & Children is an ensemble piece, the film was able to be stacked with notable actors and promising young actors: Adam Sandler, Rosemarie Dewitt, Jennifer Garner, Dean Norris, Judy Greer, Ansel Elgort, Kaitlyn Dever, Olivia Crocicchia, and Elena Kampouris. There is no weak performance from any actor or actress in the film, all are strong and believable. Men, Women & Children should have a character that resonates with you, either because you are that person, have been in that situation or know someone who has. To top it all off, the movie has a complementary soundtrack that is appropriately disassociated and hauntingly airy. Ideally this film should be watched by parents and children simultaneously but preferably they should watch the film on their own for the ultimate message to hit home. Please check out our website for more recent releases reviewed in full.

Highly disappointed with this film. Amazing cast, and i liked some of the director's other works but this movie was filled with one dimensional characters, boring script, pointless ending and in general crap. With all these white parents getting angry at their children for using the internet, and when in reality some of the parents make far wore decisions on the internet. It was filled with horrible high school clichés and even a cheesy high school fight. In this movie there wasn't a single character i was rooting for, i either felt bad for them or hated them. A constant reference to this "blue dot theory" as the film's way of trying to seem deep. Do not bother wasting your time as this film is another example of people angry at the fact that the internet has better qualities then they do, so lets all blame the internet for our first world problems.

Smartphones, Social Media, Surveillance, Spying: Saw Men, Women & Children starring Adam Sandler, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jennifer Garner, and Ansel Elgort at AMC Theatres. The film basically depicts the times we live in; and what I mean by that is how the Internet and technology has changed our lives. The main characters including high school students and their parents are followed throughout the movie which focuses on how the Internet impacts their relationships, communication, self-image, and love lives. Several societal social issues are explored including, video games behavioral impact on teenage boys, the emotional impact of spreading rumors, per-marital sex, teen pregnancy, eating disorders, drug use, divorce, infidelity, Internet safety, fame-hunting, and *. Each character/relationship is tested throughout the movie; which shows us, the audience, a variety of roads people choose in their lives; some negative, some positive; but no matter the road taken, the one thing that is very noticeably clear; immunity to the significant societal social change through the use of our smartphones, tablets, and computers in our society is unavoidable. I found the film somewhat difficult to follow, but the narration by Emma Thompson did make that easier to do. Not the most entertaining film, but most definitely one that comes with many life lesson messages. Not a must see, but if you are looking for a different kind of film which delves in to societal social issues, go see it. My cinema score 7/10. ‪#‎maverickradio‬™

No spoiler here: I won't waste anybody's time repeating anything already stated herein, so will just "cut to the chase." The acting and directing were generally great throughout, but the screenplay is mediocre and the dialog downright *horrendous*. This film is usually touted as being a dramady (with its so-called "comedy" being towards the black end of the spectrum), but that is merely the studio and the film's financial backers hoping to at least recoup their investment - a wish that is highly unlikely to become reality given that the finished product actually plays as a strangely failed experiment and delivers to the audience little more than a deadly combination of pretentiousness and genuinely horrific *boredom*. If this maddeningly plodding movie moved through its paces any more slowly than it already does it would wind up being projected in theaters in *reverse*. I'm being serious here. Honestly I'm a BIG fan of Reitman and pretty much all of the principal cast members, I really, really and truly am. But other critics are right about this one - spare your own life; you have much better things to do with it than to force yourself to sit through this life-draining mess.

From the minute the film started i was hooked right in. This film deals with some really heavy subject matter and while we may not all relate to each individual characters story, we can all relate to how consuming technology has become and the internet. It was confronting at times but it was for good reason, it wasn't about shock factor, it was a genuine portrayal of a story. I felt for every character even when it was hard too. Ansel Elgort has a knack for ripping my heart out (Fault In Our Stars and this film). I was pleasantly surprised at how engaging and interesting this film was. While is seems to have been critiqued harshly by critics, i don't hold a film to any particular rating, i watch it for what it is and for me, not for others. I found the movie interesting, i enjoyed each character and learning their stories. Highly suggest this film but go in without a movie critic state of mind and take it for what it is.

The Internet in itself is neither good nor bad; it's how it's used that matters… Reitman tries to tackle the matter of how technology is retarding the way we relate to one another by… OBSESSING over the way technology is retarding the way we relate to one another! He's the same type of shut-in; he's just stressing over the negatives rather than using the benefits to his advantage. By focusing so intently on little issues, he's making these problems out to be much worse than they are in reality, and demonizing and legitimising outlying cases. He's just a little more sensible than Garner's 'overprotective mum' character, in that he understands that you can't put the genie back in the bottle and guard against EVERYTHING - but disappointingly, he seems just as pessimistic about future consequences. It's hysterical paranoia from someone who usually strives to be such a balanced film-maker… "Reefer Madness" for the digital age. A work that can only be viewed as laughable is the end result. Not one of the characters in the film has a positive outcome from their dealings with technology… It's a depressingly Luddite and reactionary film for something that was released in 2014, no matter how much he tries to jazz it up and make it feel modern by getting the Interfaces right and representing 'movement' through text in little tiny boxes! (annoying for those with poor eyesight, BTW - you constantly need to keep a look out for website addresses and abbreviated texts materialising all over the screen!) It devolves a sophisticated and complex world, into so much alarmist shrieking. Reitman's previous work led me to expect something much more assured - and darn it, perceptive - than what we're left with.

The film Men, Women & Children is another societal exploration of American / western culture by Jason Reitman. It is a freakishly good movie. I didn't really know what to expect, to be honest the trailers were not that engaging, but this character driven movie captivated me. It's a little long and the slow pace is not helping but every minutes were worth the cramp I got on my ass from sitting too long in the movie theater. Every character had their kinks and quirks, a singularity about them that some people might call one dimensional, I disagree. The message wouldn't have been so loud and clear if the characters didn't have a stereotypical aspect to them. By the way what was the message? It sure feels like there's one but the at the same time it doesn't feel like it's patronizing message. I think it is whatever you feel it is, you will definitely leave with something, but it might not be the same as the people who sat next to you. In that sense the movie feels neutral, showing you how it is and how it can affect lives. The movie is not as heavy as the trailers suggest, well it is heavy but there were light and funny moments that helped not making the film a drag. The way Reitman opened his subject made sense and it was tastefully done. Unlike the web he left some things to the imagination or implied them. The film goes to "scary" places, revealing some heavy uncomfortable things about teenagers, parents, couples, and society. You go to these places because it's done every so slightly, tastefully, step by step. It was a great assemble of a cast, there is not a bad performance in this movie. Each of the actors play their part on this beautiful movie that is Men, Women & Children. If you haven't seen this movie, please check it out, and I would like to know if the movie resonated with you? Tweet me @wornoutspines