He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Very Cool!!!

A Masterpiece!

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

If you are an introvert, and prefer quirky films with a dark undertone you'll love this. I couldn't watch it without comparing it to titles of a similar genre, such as "office space" or "god bless America" but it is unique enough to warrant watching, certainly if you enjoyed the other films mentioned. I must admit, I've been dubious to Slaters acting after the Churchill film, but this performance shines as one of his best.

This movie is a wonderful example of those movies that start very well, promising, then after 10 minutes start to go nowhere and at the end are completely pointless. This "comedy" is not in the least funny. At the beginning, Mr. Slater does a fine job portraying the dull worker, really very convincing, but then his character becomes very repetitive, all the time showing the same facial expression, which makes you start to hate him. BTW, there is not a single character to sympathize with. The movie keeps making you believe the dull worker would finally take revenge for being constantly pushed around, but he never does it. On the contrary: the ending made me hate myself that I didn't stop watching this garbage in the middle (when I was fighting to stay awake). So what's the point? If everybody disdains and hates you, treats you like a cockroach, pushes you around, then you payback by killing yourself, so that they get the confirmation that they were right about you being a waste of space?

"He Was a Quiet Man" is a poor attempt at black comedy from director Frank Cappello. The film stars Christian Slater as a white-collar worker who fantasises about murdering his boss and co-workers.Whilst "Man" contains a relatively clever narrative structure, and two good, darkly comedic moments (one in which a paralysed woman sings at a karaoke bar, another in which Slater's murder spree is interrupted by another co-worker's murder spree), the film is ultimately amateurishly directed, thin and poorly written.5/10 – Worth one viewing. See "The Assassionation of Richard Nixon", Fassbiner's "The Third Generation", "Taxi Driver", Lindsay Anderson's "If" and "Office Space" instead.

"He was a quiet man" is a astoundingly well written, decently directed little movie with an amazing performance by Christian Slater as an outsider and weirdo who's just about to crack. By now, Slater should have redeemed himself for whatever Uwe Boll- flick or Hollow Man- Sequel he did in the past and should rise again to the top of the Hollywood elite. After this and Bobby he really deserves it. This is definitely the first picture I've seen where Slater's character is really challenging, and he manages to show the audience a flawless performance beyond all criticism. Seeing him in Mindhunter and Alone in the Dark, one would have never guessed that he's still got that powerful gift of creating a character that you can appreciate and understand from the very beginning. The great screenplay helped a lot, I guess, but nevertheless this is the rise of Christian Slater. Please recognize that.