2010 · comedy
The Extra Man
Directed by Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman1h 48m2010
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Our read: The Extra Man (2010) reads as a warm, steady, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- gentle
- intimate
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“You want quirky New York character comedy with oddball mentors.”
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