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IN THE COMPANY OF MEN is thought-provoking. And, at times, outrag- eously funny. This black, black comedy stars Aaron Eckhart and Matt Malloy as a pair of junior executives, on six-week assignment at a regional office, where they scheme to seduce and later dump an unsuspecting young woman. The target: a shy, deaf secretary (Stacy Edwards) down the hall. The catch: one of them starts to have feelings for her. Though the lack of camera movement is more than a little tedious-- the movie feels like a filmed play-- the script is a knowing study of abuse, power, and the illusions of in- timacy. Live dangerously and take a date. Written and directed by Neil LaBute. (Rated "R"/96 min.) Grade: B Copyright 1997 Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros
Originally posted to triangle.movies as MOVIE HELL: October 5, 1997