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The youthful delusions of a wistful husband and father prompt him to seek out a childhood friend and embark on a soul-searching journey of self discovery to the one place where no adult demands will b... read more read more...e made of him in director David Munro's surreal second coming-of-age comedy. Alby (Matt McGrath) is having an early midlife crisis. Convinced that the only way to overcome his current malaise is to seek out his childhood pal Elias (Judah Friedlander) and set out on the open road, Alby leaves behind his wife and son in hopes of recapturing the glory of his youth. Unfortunately for Alby, Elias is all grown up now, and isn't exactly overjoyed to see the "best friend" whose rosy vision of childhood largely came from the fact that he made Elias the unwitting butt of his every joke. When Alby learns that Elias is taking a group of disabled drama students on a trip to the local amusement park, Elias has no choice but to let his pushy pal come along for the ride. What follows is a pensively hilarious look life as seen through the eyes of a man who can't seem to move past his youth, and the effect that a student-clown bartender (Amy Sedaris), a disgruntled former amusement park employee (Alan Cumming), a retired water-park mermaid (Debbie Harry), and a whole host of colorful characters have in helping Alby to bridge the gap between the glory days of his past and an uncertain future. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Directed by: David Munro

Release Date: June 25, 2008

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Mick LaSalle
July 25, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Full Grown Men is an artistically integrated film that introduces a refreshing new talent to the independent scene, one who combines the visual palette of filmmaker Harmony Korine with an all-importan... Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
June 27, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Friedlander offers a nicely subtle performance, but the other actors -- including Alan Cumming, Deborah Harry and Amy Sedaris -- appear to have turned up as a favor to the director. Don't feel obliged... Full Review

Lou Lumenick
June 25, 2008
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Full Grown Men is nicely photographed and has impressive sets; too bad there's so little going on that it seems long even at 78 minutes. Full Review

Stephen Holden
June 25, 2008
Stephen Holden, New York Times

The candy-colored Full Grown Men wants to be a kind of anti-Wizard of Oz for a culture inundated with toys and toons.

Ed Gonzalez
June 25, 2008
Ed Gonzalez, Village Voice

For better and for worse (at least for a story about a man struggling to behave like an adult), Full Grown Men feels and thinks with the heart and mind of a child. Full Review

Sara Cardace
June 23, 2008
Sara Cardace, New York Magazine

It's a beautiful, delicately observed comedy. Full Review

Bilge Ebiri
November 7, 2007
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine

Full Grown Men is a lovely, bewitching film with a lot on its mind. Full Review

Justin Chang
November 7, 2007
Justin Chang, Variety

A wanly likable road-trip comedy-drama about a young man's Peter Pan-like refusal to let go of his childhood. Full Review

Kirk Honeycutt
November 6, 2006
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

Obviously, Munro is reaching for something about how people allow themselves to get mired in the past. But his characters and situations are so exaggerated and dreary that his point gets quickly lost.

Don Willmott
September 27, 2009
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

Full Grown Men might work better if the audience was given a reason to feel even a small sliver of sympathy for Alby Full Review

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