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Trailer for SOLITARY MAN – Michael Douglas’ Other Movie

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With all the hype and anticipation surrounding Michael Douglas’ return as Gordon Gecko in Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET sequel, MONEY NEVER SLEEPS, Douglas’ other movie, SOLITARY MAN, has sort of fallen under it’s shadow. Written and co-directed by Brian Koppelman (with David Levien) the movie sounds familiar, at first glance. Douglas plays Ban, a former car dealership owner whose bad decisions as a businessman and a ladies’ man has destroyed his life and marriage.

Brian Koppelman’s only previously directed film was KNOCKAROUND GUYS (2001) but as a writer he’s been better received with films like ROUNDERS, OCEAN’S THIRTEEN and THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE. In SOLITARY MAN, Douglas is joined by Susan Sarandon as his ex-wife, with a supporting cast that includes Danny Devito, Jesse Eisenberg (ZOMBIELAND), Jenna Fischer (SLITHER) and Mary-Louise Parker, who appeared in the infamously long-titled but excellent THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD.

SOLITARY MAN seems to be one part anti-romantic comedy, one part dysfunctional family dramedy and one part potentially enjoyable. From the trailer, the cast seems to gel well, with a story that’s interesting enough to create curiosity about how Ben’s life turns out in the end. The trailer succeeds both at being funny and dramatically genuine enough to please audiences. SOLITARY MAN played three film festivals during late 2009 and has a current IMDB rating of 8/10 with 71 votes. That’s not too shabby! Check out the trailer below… SOLITARY MAN is set to hit theaters on May 7, 2010.

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