Momma's Man
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- Synopsis
- A grown man locked into an extended state of arrested adolescence returns to the nest while concocting a series of excuses as to why he cannot return to his wife and child in this existential comedy drama from filmmaker Azazel Jacobs....
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- Starring
- Matt Boren, Ken Jacobs, Flo Jacobs, Dana Varon, Richard Edson
- Director(s)
- Azazel Jacobs
- Distributor(s)
- ThinkFilm
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 99 min.
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Beautiful, wise, and poker-faced comedy of discombobulation.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
Mastery of tone is everything here, and Azazel's control, combined with his wit, perception, discretion and easy command of the visual and of his cast makes Momma's Man a gem.Read the full review
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
Mr. Jacobs has succeeded at one of the most difficult tasks given a director, which is to make a character come alive through the filmmaking, not exposition.Read the full review
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05/12/09 A paradigmatic New York indie of the kind that cannot be accused of star-slumming or dependie bloat, Azazel Jacobs' "Momma's Man" tells an incremental tale of modern regression, and as such it is patient and stinging. | Independent Film Channel (IFC) -
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08/21/08 IT'S time to stop calling Azazel Jacobs a "promising" filmmaker. | New York Post - New York NY