2016 · drama
A Family Man
Directed by Mark Williams1h 48m2016
Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When his boss pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equally driven but polar-opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control over the company. When his young son is then given a harrowing diagnosis, Dane is suddenly pulled between achieving his professional dream and spending time with the family that needs him now more than ever.
Our read: A Family Man (2016) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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