Synopsis
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
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Cast
- Kevin KlineHenry Harrison
- Paul DanoLouis Ives
- Katie HolmesMary Powell
- John C. ReillyGershon Gruen
- Dan HedayaAresh
- Alicia GoransonSandra
- Patti D'ArbanvilleKatherine Hart
- Celia WestonMeredith Lagerfeld
- John PankowGeorge
- Marisa RyanTanya
Recommandations
- 70
Variety
Although too devoted to matters literary, theatrical, operatic and sexually outre to make it with general audiences, this adaptation of Jonathan Ames' novel exudes the sort of smarts and sophisticated charm specialized audiences seek. - 70
Village Voice
Going below the surface, the filmmakers and the cast (including a marvelous performance by Marian Seldes as an osteoporotic doyenne) successfully create the hardest characters to pull off: exotic yet recognizable New Yorkers. - 70
Wall Street Journal
Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini show the same appreciation for eccentrics and humanity they brought to "American Splendor" and Mr. Dano's Louis is a delicately wrought wonder. - 67
The A.V. Club
The Extra Man is kooky to a fault, and Dano is a major drag, with his soft voice and blank expression. But Kline gives a wild, wonderful performance, reminiscent of his work on "A Fish Called Wanda." - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
This odd collection of oddballs doesn't quite play out as a satisfying movie. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
What feels enjoyably outré in the 1998 coming-of-age novel by Jonathan Ames (creator of HBO's Bored to Death) feels oppressively outré in this deadened, literal adaptation. - 50
Rolling Stone
Kline finds every nuance of mirth and melancholy in this wonder of a role and rides it to glory. You can't take your eyes off him. - 50
The New York Times
For all its flighty charms, The Extra Man never really lands. It hovers like a hummingbird madly beating its wings to stay aloft.
