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Management [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Stephen Belber Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn Studio: Metrodome Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £5.49 as of 20/11/2009 23:32 GMT details You Save: £14.50 (73%) New (15) Used (5) from £4.75 Seller: great_entertainment Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 1931 Format: PAL Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Unknown) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 93 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5055002554865 ASIN: B002FC89MM Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: September 28, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: A delightful and refreshingly earnest romantic comedy November 9, 2009 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful While her character in Management isn't one of the sweeter and more personable characters she's played, you really just can't go wrong with any Jennifer Aniston movie. Admittedly, I was a little worried about Steve Zahn's ability to hold his own alongside her, but he turned in a terrific performance. It's not easy to play a sort of dumb character in a serious, natural, and completely honest manner, but Zahn does it. There are laughs aplenty to be found here, but this is no dumb comedy - not by a long shot. br / br /Poor Mike (Zahn) is about as smooth with the ladies as I am. When Sue Claussen (Aniston) checks in at the family-owned hotel where he works as the night manager and janitor, he is immediately smitten and uses the old "complimentary wine" ruse to try and get to know her. A couple of uncomfortable yet very funny scenes ensue, and we learn that this beautiful woman who is way out of Mike's league is something of a lonely soul herself. That being said, Sue has no thought of ever seeing Mike again - until he shows up at her workplace on the other side of the country a few days later. In a seemingly foolhardy and somewhat spontaneous move, Mike has spent all of his money and left his family behind just to come and see her. Sue is less than happy about this unexpected turn of events, but a part of her can't help but be touched by the puppy-dog devotion she has inspired in this strange young man. After returning home, an undeterred Mike sends her letters and poems before chasing after her once again when she moves to the state of Washington to reunite with her old boyfriend (Woody Harrelson). Mike proves himself quite willing to do anything, no matter how crazy, to see her again. Anybody else would come across as a stalker, but Mike is far too genuine and sincere in his unabashed love for this woman to be considered anything of the sort. And no matter what happens, even when all hope is seemingly lost, he still loves Sue in a most beautiful way. br / br /The story is really all about learning to manage your own life. Even when she seemingly has all she thinks she wants and needs, it is really Sue who is screwed up the most. Mike is obviously a dreamer and an eternal optimist, while Sue tries to find happiness in going about her life in a totally pragmatic fashion. Both ultimately learn that sometimes you have to let go of everything in order to find what you have been trying to attain all along. I loved this sweet and quirky romantic comedy. I feel sure that most people will be able to identify themselves with one of the two main characters and maybe even learn something about themselves by enjoying the comedy foibles that make up this most unconventional of romances. A slow burner August 23, 2009 Mr. David Halliday (Ilkeston Derbyshire United Kingdom) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Mike is a slow witted handyman at his parents run down motel in the middle of nowhere Arizona. A life of room cleaning and lonely evenings on reception followed by a night of channel surfing on his own stretches out before him. His life changes when a saleswoman from Maryland turns up and Mike finds himself smitten. He grabs the bull by the horns and turns up at her room with a 'complimentary' bottle of warm wine and a completely useless line of patter.Sue is a reserved quiet individual who at first is unmoved by Mikes advances but slowly melt herheart as he becomes more focussed and determined to win her over. br /The course of love runs slowly and with no little difficulty as Sue meets an old boyfriend Mike's mother dies. br /I suppose in the final analyses it has to be said that this is yet another rom-com but in truth 'Management' avoids most of the usual cliches and adds some unexpected twists. At first the humour is thin on the ground it is hard to sympathise with either the aloof Sue or frankly creepy Mike. However as her heart melts Mike slowly matures they become likable you begin to hope for the best. So too the humour shines in a couple of scenes but this is never allowed to descend into slapstick. br /The pace is never fast but neither does the film ever drag. The two stars handle their roles with ease and portray two hurt individuals learning to trust quite nicely. Anniston has made a nice little niche for herself starring in slightly offbeat rom-coms and Steve Zahn tones down the kooky man boy enough to make the slim chance of his winning Sue over possible. So too the support is good with Fred Ward giving solid value for money as Mike's reserved grieving father a particularly lively turn from James Hiroyuki Liao as new found friend Al a typically unhinged turn from Woody Harrelson. br /All in all this is a pleasant sufficiently different interesting character study to make it an enjoyable easily recommended film. Don't let the straight to DVD tag put you off as this is a little gem that you should take a look at. management movie review October 30, 2009 Kelevilin Kimathi (Nairobi Kenya) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful br / a simple act of being allowed to touch ones buttocks results in a romantic chase across the country...which involves having to endure bashing..seeing your love obssesion get married and finally scoring when she is pregnant with your rivals child...hilarious Delivery November 9, 2009 Zara Smile (UK) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful I bought this DVD and another for a friends birthday and the DVD arrived within 5 days. Pretty impressive for last minute present shopping. br / br /The DVD itself I will be viewing some time in the near future with afore-mentioned friend. But I'm sure it'll be another Aniston-quality chick flick :)

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