Sam the Man

February. 01,2001      
Rating:
4.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Fisher Stevens as  Sam Manning
Annabella Sciorra as  Cass
John Slattery as  Maxwell Slade
Annika Peterson as  Emily
Ron Rifkin as  Richard
Saverio Guerra as  Lorenzo Pugano
George Plimpton as  Self
Griffin Dunne as  Man in Bathroom
Maria Bello as  Anastasia Powell
Danielle Ferland as  Ella

Reviews

Colibel
2001/02/01

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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Aubrey Hackett
2001/02/02

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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Lachlan Coulson
2001/02/03

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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Tobias Burrows
2001/02/04

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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cableaddict
2001/02/05

I just saw this remarkable, quirky little film on the IFC.I can understand how many gave it only one star. some people need lots of crude humor, or car crashes and buildings blowing up. What can you do?This film is VERY understated. However, it's not boring. None of that Merchant Ivory, "molasses in winter" kind of pacing. If you give it a chance, it sucks you in and takes you on a wonderful little ride inside the protagonist's head.Most indie film make me run for cover, but this is an exception, and an exceptional film, IMO.I can't recommend it highly enough.

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RBNY
2001/02/06

I viewed this film at the Hamptons Film Festival. I found it to be enjoyable and quite interesting. The ending is not predictable and is quite thought provoking.It is the tale of a writer who seems to have a block in completing his second novel and in the mean time goes through a journey of self awareness.I found Fisher Stevens, Sam Manning, to have finally found a character thought allowed him to stretch his skills. He is definitely an underused actor.

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