Preview: The Company Men (2011)

Synopsis:

A white collar worker is fired when his company is reorganized and must come to terms with his unemployment and struggle to restore the peace and serenity and safety he once possessed.

• Poster: B-

Review:

Sometimes, trying to be too clever isn't a positive quality. Still, the poster does work more often than it doesn't, though what does an actress need to do to get credit. Of the five individuals shown, only Maria Bello doesn't get her name in bold above the title.

• Trailer: B

Review:

This trailer is something that should easily appeal to anyone who's been fired unnecessarily or lost their job due to economic circumstances. The trailer is fairly plain and straight forward, but it does provide the audience with a strong idea of what the film is about and that it should be an uplifting one.

Oscar Prospects:

A lot depends on how critics and audiences approach the film. This can either end up this year's Up in the Air or this year's The Blind Side. Either way it has some measure of Oscar potential.

Release Date:

• January 21, 2011

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (July 21, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (September 23, 2010) New Poster

-Wesley Lovell (October 17, 2010) New Release Date (changed from 10/22/10)

-Wesley Lovell (December 12, 2010) New Release Date (changed from 12/10/10)