"In The Company of Men" is by far the scariest and most disturbing film that you will find in the comedy section of your video store. Why is it considered a comedy? I don't know. But I do know that it accomplishes much more on the drama and horror levels than most films of those genres even attempt to do.
This is the story of two corporate businessmen who are very opinionated in their beliefs on how the feminist movement is unfairly damaging men everywhere. These two men, Chad and Howard, have been recently dumped by their girl-friends, and they decide to play an evil trick on womankind in return for all the damage their gender has done to men. Their plan, designed by the more assertive and "cooler" Chad, is for them to find a woman, both date the woman, and then six weeks later, once she's fallen in love with them, to both dump her, leaving her as distraught as they possibly can. The woman they decide to play the sick joke on is Christine, who, much to their excitement, is deaf.
Chad and Howard are extremely cruel people, as you will see in their treatment of Christine and in their many sexist and racist actions and words. What makes this film so disturbing is how realistically all of this is presented. These two characters look to be everyday men. In fact, they could be the same men who work in the cubicle next to you. The fact that they are so realistic makes them much scarier than most any monster or villain from horror films. From the first few minutes into the movie until well after it's over, these two characters will be in your head. Once you've heard their words, you will begin listening to others around you in new ways, fearing perhaps that they too may hide dark secrets such as the one in this film.
The acting in this film all around is perfect. Chad, played by Aaron Eckhart ("Your Friends and Neighbors"), and Howard, played by Matt Malloy ("Cookie's Fortune") are just ordinary looking men, just as they should be in this film. The role of Christine, played by Stacy Edwards (TV's "Chicago Hope"), is also played out to perfection. Perhaps the fact that we don't really recognize the actors from much anything helps bring even more credibility to their roles. It helps us imagine them as our own co-workers much easier.
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