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Solitary Man

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An insightful film about the ego and libido of the male species during mid-life crises. It’s also the story of the yin and yang of a man's life – as played by Danny Devito and Michael Douglas, respectively. Every once in a while a film exposes the male perspective, a script reveals masculine dilemma, and the result touches a nerve. See it, if you think you’re old enough to understand.Some men handle mid-life well. Others let it spiral out of control. This film starring Michael Douglas follows such a man through his crises. How he handles it is the gist of the film. Acting is wonderful but that can't sustain a sometimes predictable storyline that seems to go on and on. Screened at the 2010 Sarasota Film Festival