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In the Company of Men (1997) - 8/10
Film takes the romcom trope of 2 guys bet on a girl and twists it. Here they both intend to woo her simultaneously and then break her heart as a vengeance on the female race. As an added bonus theyre both bastards. Chiefly Aaron Eckharts character. They pick a lonely deaf girl and the plot goes from there.
Good script with a lot of clever lines and a complete lack of fear allowing for our co-leads to unspeakably horrid people and letting us explore that space.
One of the things i found particularly intriguing is the lack of female characters. There are only 2 female roles and 1 is a minor chracter. Effectively for the films runtime there's 1. So the film is purely from the perspective of these vile men.
Which it should be noted that Stacy Edwards in incredibly effective and this film wouldn't work without her.
Smart premise, well crafted dialogue, and well acted. This is a very good film with a razor sharp edge.
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