Man in the Chair Critic Reviews

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The Hollywood Reporter | Ray BennettAdd Critic to Favorites

A ramshackle but likeable story.Read the full review

Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites

As a showcase for rising young star Michael Angarano and Christopher Plummer, pic offers the pleasures of connecting Hollywood traditions and generations in the spirit of Peter Bogdanovich's films about and inspired by the movies.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

Man in the Chair has few surprises. Once its machinery is humming, it settles into a soothing fable of a last hurrah.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Staff (Not credited)Add Critic to Favorites

Though they can't transcend writer-director Michael Schroeder's pointed contrivances, the actors tap into something achingly true in this valentine to Hollywood's below-the-line crafts people and society's castoffs.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie works so hard at juggling its cliches that it fails to generate interest in its story.Read the full review

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