What a Man (2011 film)

What a Man

Theatrical poster
Directed by Matthias Schweighöfer
Produced by Marco Beckmann
Dan Maag
Matthias Schweighöfer
Gabriela Bacher
Written by Doron Wisotzky
Matthias Schweighöfer
Starring Matthias Schweighöfer
Sibel Kekilli
Music by Peter Horn
Andrej Melita
Cinematography Frank Griebe
Edited by Mathilde Bonnefoy
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox
Release dates
  • 25 August 2011 (2011-08-25)
Running time
94 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

What a Man is a 2011 German comedy film directed by Matthias Schweighöfer. It was well received by German critics[1] and also a success at the box office.[2]

Plot

30-year-old Alex discovers that his girlfriend Carolin has an affair with their neighbour, photographer Jens, and is forced to move out of their shared flat. He moves in with his friend, animal welfare activist Nele who has a long-distance-relationship with her French boyfriend Etienne who lives in China. Alex tries to find out why his relationship with Carolin failed and what actually constitutes a man. Meanwhile he and Nele who were in love with each other since primary school fall in love again.

Cast

Reception in the United States

Aaron Coleman of Backstage found "copying its American counterparts" made the film "warmly endearing".[3]
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post felt the plot was predictable and added "even the camera work is predictable".[4]
Calhoun Kersten of www.filmmonthly.com called this film "so disarmingly charming that its faults don’t stop it from being an incredibly enjoyable film", no matter whether "you feel like you’ve seen it all before".[5]
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter judged that despite "its slavish adherence to familiar genre conventions" the film provided "reasonably fun viewing" because of its "off-kilter humor" and the "chemistry exhibited by Schweighofer and Kekilli".[6]
Sandrine Sahakians of www.filmequals.com recommended the film to "anyone looking to put a smile on their faces".[7]
Andy Webster of the New York Times conceded What a Man possibly quoted some well-known patterns but added "its sureness of tone" made Schweighöfer "a talent to watch".[8]

References

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