‘The Band’s Visit’ on Starz on Demand Aug 17, 2009
(Comcast Free Movies) A hard-nosed coal miner (Fred Ward) clashes with his rebellious son (Keanu Reeves), who ends up kidnapping dad in a cockeyed scheme to get enough money to escape small-town life. The directorial debut of Ron Nyswaner, screenwriter of Mrs. Soffel, begins modestly as a gritty soap opera but reaches too far for the big effect. (Boston Globe)
Rental Pick: The Right Stuff Jul 20, 2009
Main Actors: Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward. Critical Appeal: 96. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Management' whimsically traces a creepy kind of love May 15, 2009
Steve Zahn plays the noodge, Mike, a night manager at an Arizona highway motel run by his parents (Fred Ward and Margo Martindale). Jennifer Aniston is the dream girl, Sue, a neatly pressed business traveler who sells office-place artwork and has vague dreams of making the world a better place. (Boston Globe)
REVIEW: 'Management' needs restructuring May 15, 2009
He's smarter than he initially appears, and he offers wise counsel at key intervals to Sue and his father (Fred Ward) in the wake of the death of his mother (Margo Martindale). But the film strays into pretentious territory and falls apart altogether during scenes involving Woody Harrelson, an imbecilic yogurt magnate with whom Sue goes off to live. (USA Today -- Life)
"Management" May 15, 2009
Belber has a cast of fine actors to work with here: Margo Martindale and Fred Ward appear in supporting roles, as Mike's parents. And Zahn and Aniston have a nice, staticky chemistry going in the movie's early scenes. (Salon)
'Management' May 15, 2009
Cast: Steve Zahn, Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson, Fred Ward ... That stranger is Mike (Steve Zahn), who lives and works in the Kingman motel owned by his parents (the delightfully dependable Margo Martindale and Fred Ward). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
