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Les Mayfield directs Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy in the buddy action comedy The Man. Jackson plays ATF agent Derrick Vann. His partner, who it turns out was corrupt, has been killed after a cach... read more read more...e of guns were stolen from the ATF office in Detroit. Internal affairs believe Derrick was in on the gun theft, forcing him to go off on his own to bring the bad guys to justice. Dental supply salesman Andy Fiddler (Levy) happens to be in Detroit for a business convention. During the course of figuring out who is responsible for his partner's death, Derrick arrests Andy because of a miscommunication. Soon the hard-edged law enforcer and the meek businessman team up to extricate themselves from their life-threatening predicament. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 23 min.

Directed by: Les Mayfield

Release Date: September 9, 2005

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DVD Release Date: January 17, 2006

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  • March 25, 2011
    I hadn't had great expectations for this film but was pleasantly surprised by some of it's hilarious content. Eugine Levy provides non stop laughter and the relationship between him and Samuel L Jackson throughout the film, reminded me much of the film "Midnight Run"
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    February 6, 2010
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    probably one of the worst films starring samuel L. jackson! this movie blows majorly.
  • December 28, 2009
    Obey The Rules... Or Die Laughing.

    The day I laughed my Butt off was the day when I saw this Movie, it is incredibly funny. Christ never laughed so hard before watching a Movie with Samuel L. Jackson. If you think this Movie is an Action Movie you are wrong! Yes... read more there is a tiny bit of action! But most of the time LOL even the end didnt have mercy for to take a Breath.
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  • September 29, 2007
    excellent really funny and exciting
    clearly eugene levy his character gets on samual l jacksons characters nerves and its funny that he tries and shuts him up its reli funny
  • January 31, 2007
    i saw this on the airplane
  • January 3, 2007
    One very entertaining comedy. Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy are the most unpredictable, most funny and most entertaining buddy team in years. The chemistry between the two actors are great. Uproarsly funny. It's total cant beat fun
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    October 8, 2011
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    I can understand why people don't like it but IMO it was a really funny movie.
  • October 29, 2007
    Generically lame buddy cop comedy.
  • July 22, 2007
    Funny rental
  • November 12, 2011
    It's a fun movie with a story and something simple but it works well.

Critic Reviews


Richard Roeper
September 12, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

So tired. Full Review

Claudia Puig
September 9, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today

In Roy Orbison terms, enduring this movie is like working for The Man. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
September 9, 2005
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

At what point do you know that a movie isn't just bad, it's off-the-scale, surrender-all-hope, no-turning-back bad? Full Review

Mick LaSalle
September 9, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The Man arrives in theaters today with a sheet over its head and a tag on its toe. Full Review

Roger Moore
September 9, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

The chattering salesman and the curse-crazy cop never click, but they have their moments. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
September 9, 2005
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Unfortunately the movie is pretty trashy itself, getting most of its laughs from Jackson's habit of interrogating people by running them down in his car and then beating them with a phone book. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
September 9, 2005
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

The Man is yet another screwed-up mess that will give audiences another excuse to shun the multiplexes this weekend.

Jami Bernard
September 9, 2005
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

Using the comic genius Levy simply for his bushy eyebrows is like using a Ming vase as a doorstop. Full Review

Amy Biancolli
September 9, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The Man [is] a vehicle of canned comedic setups that yield a slight buzz of low-level, odd-coupling amusement and a few welcome spasms of belly laughs. Full Review

Rick Groen
September 9, 2005
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

The Man definitely has a plan. And it still fails. Full Review

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