"Wicked, blunt writing, a great supporting cast and Douglas doing variations of other sleazy womanizers he’s played make this a tart, terse treat."
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
"There’s the honest sleaziness of Kalmen’s character. There’s the camerawork, which is unblinking. And there’s the story itself, which while offering perhaps too pat an explanation, provides few excuses and no easy end."
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
"Nobody does sagging male vanity as well as Douglas. Buoyed by director Brian Koppelman's sharp script and a stellar supporting cast, he makes Ben's skid into the ditch mesmerizing."
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Synopsis:
SOLITARY MAN tells the story of Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer, who through his own bad choices lost his entire business.
When the film opens, Ben's on the verge of a comeback, but some of the same motivations that led to his demise are threatening to take him down again. He's divorced from Nancy, his college sweetheart and the one person who knows him better than anyone. Although he still finds the time to hang out with his daughter Susan and his adoring grandson, she breaks off contact when she discovers he's seeing one of her friends. His girlfriend Jordan is the daughter of a very influential businessman who's on the board of a major auto manufacturer.
If Ben can just keep his hubris in check for a little while longer, he will be back as big as ever. But circumstances place him in very close proximity with the one girl he shouldn't touch, throwing everything into jeopardy.
Official Trailer
Solitary Man
Ben loves his family almost as much as he loves himself
Country:
US
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama, Comedy
Cast:
Michael Douglas, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, Ben Shenkman, David Costabile, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito
