Working Man (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Jury |
| Produced by | Clark Peterson Robert Jury Maya Emelle Lovell Holder |
| Starring | Peter Gerety Billy Brown Talia Shire |
| Edited by | Morgan Halsey |
| Music by | David Gonzalez |
| Distributed by | Brainstorm Media |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Working Man is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Robert Jury, and produced by Clark Peterson, Robert Jury, Maya Emelle, and Lovell Holder.[1] It features Peter Gerety, Billy Brown and Talia Shire in lead roles.
Cast
- Peter Gerety as Allery Parkes
- Billy Brown as Walter Brewer
- Talia Shire as Iola Parkes
- J. Salome Martinez as Benny Mendez
- Patrese McClain as Cecilia
Release
A theatrical release was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in March of 2020. Director Robert Jury stated in an interview with The Hawk Eye "The timing has just been so strange with this. While it’s personally disappointing for me that we don’t have a theatrical release, in a very strange way, we might have a bigger audience, or at least an audience that maybe can relate to the movie even more because the topic of unemployment is so relevant and prevalent right now."[2]
Working Man was released on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu and Fandango Now on demand services on May 5, 2020.[3]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.39/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times rated the film 3.5 stars out of 4, praising the performances of Gerety, Brown and Shire - noting that "Gerety delivers a performance that is simply great. He plays a man who is simple but not ignorant. Troubled but not troublesome". Adding that "Billy Brown gives a screen-commanding performance as Walter, who comes across as an exceedingly kind and decent man but is battling to keep the demons inside him from bubbling to the surface" and of Talia Shire's performance: "Her mannerisms and social awkwardness are reminiscent of Shire’s Adrian when we first met her in Rocky ".[6]
The Hollywood Reporter called the film "A potent tribute to out-of-work Americans."[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Working Man - Synopsis". Official Website. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Iowan Robert Jury's directorial debut 'Working Man' releases nationally online, on-demand Tuesday". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Here Are All the Movies Delayed Because of Coronavirus". Vulture. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Working Man (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Working Man Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Working Man': A quietly powerful movie, assembled at a Chicago factory". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "'Working Man': Film Review Santa Barbara 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2020.