Review: Solitary Man
Film: Solitary Man Starring : Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg Director: Brian Koppelman and David Levien Screenwriter : Brian Koppelman Do you ever get the feeling that if films didn't have a moral, they'd be totally different? Solitary Man is the story of a man whose indiscretions lead to loads of problems. This is what they want us to believe. This sixty year-old, divorced man, who prefers his women of the late-teens-to-early-twenties variety, is a true charmer. He's charmed his entire family, his work contacts and - of course - any woman that he sees as a potential sex partner. Unfortunately for him his actions cause him to lose all the things that once meant something to him. The problem is that by the middle of the film, despite his steady decline, I sat there asking myself if rather than being shown the repercussions of Ben Kalmen'...