THE COMPANY MEN (John Wells)
Okay, before you say say "not another story about the financial meltdown!", THE COMPANY MEN, boosted by strong performances from seasoned actors and fueled by a solid and compelling script, may in fact be the best movie retelling the aftermath of yet another momentous American fiasco. THE COMPANY MEN, as the title suggests, focuses on the American employee-the workers who fall prey to corporate pushovers and fraud. That's basically it in a nutshell, but the story even politely gives the American corporate bully the benefit of the doubt by actually giving it a chance to explain. Meanwhile, we sit back, observe, and weigh the arguments of both parties. It's corporate vs workers, but when you think about it, it's really America vs. humanity. This is the exact same turmoil surrounding the Philippine Air Lines at present. In the movie, the big bad wolf is GTX Corporation, a company engaged in ship building, located in Boston, Massachusetts. We see the effects of co...