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What a Man is a 2011 German comedy film directed by Matthias Schweighöfer. It was well received by German critics and also a success at the box office. It received US$17.3 million at the box office




Plot


30-year-old elementary school teacher 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


Matthias Schweighöfer as Alexander
Sibel Kekilli as Nele
Elyas M'Barek as Okke
Mavie Hörbiger as Carolin
Milan Peschel as Volker
Thomas Kretschmann as Jens
Lilay Huser as Okke's Grandma
Nora Jokhosha as Laura
Theresa Underberg as Stine
Joel Federico Laczlò Wüstenberg as Alexander's student
Gitta Schweighöfer as Ms. Schlupp
Friedrich Mücke as Doctor
Katharina Schüttler as Mrs. at Checkin
Pasquale Aleardi as Etienne
Nora Tschirner Lady in the Panda-Costume
Paul Alhäuser
Andreas Nowak
Patrick Sass as Barkeeper




Reception in the United States


Aaron Coleman of Backstage found "copying its American counterparts" made the film "warmly endearing".
Farran Smith Nehme of the New York Post felt the plot was predictable and added "even the camera work is predictable".
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".
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".
Sandrine Sahakians of www.filmequals.com recommended the film to "anyone looking to put a smile on their faces".
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".




References






External links


What a Man (film) at IMDb
What a Man at the TCM Movie Database
What a Man at AllMovie
What a Man (film) at Rotten Tomatoes

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