THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Stephen Holden
The jittery opening scenes of “People Like Us” capture the high anxiety that is epidemic in the modern workplace with the clattering velocity of an action film. Sam Harper (Chris Pine), a motormouthed New York salesman of remaindered merchandise, is called on the carpet for a costly mistake in the transportation of a shipment of canned soup. This is the frantic setup to a movie that, like its central character, finds its heart as its pulse begins to slow. What starts as a nerve-jangling depiction of the stresses of contemporary life relaxes a bit, though never completely. The initially despicable Sam becomes halfway likable, and soapsuds begin to rise. Released at the height of the early summer blockbuster season, “People Like Us” is an experiment in counterprogramming aimed at adults. [link]
Monday 2 July 2012
Movie Review: "People Like Us" (4 Stars)
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