What makes it different from others?

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

ridiculous rating

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

An energetic and entertaining movie with some pretty original scenes although much of the plot is from real life.Weaver is doing a fine and wholehearted job trying to grab the main role, but the role is more suited for Goldie Hawn.Cumming is delivering a 100% effort as general Batista which also threatens to steal the main part.The role of Fidel Castro is also well performed.McGrath as office Quimp on the other hand is weakly covered, although I grant he can sing.Surprisingly the uncredited Woddy Allen appears but is more Woody Allen than being the role he covers. Woody is totally out of sync with the movie and does as he pleases apparently.The mission of the movie could be to criticize CIA's secret missions for the US and does a fine job of that.The problem with the movie seem to be the instruction alone.A promise of a follow-up, this time in Vietnam is made in the end.

Douglas McGrath leads an all star cast in this film.The film is set in the early 60's. McGrath plays Alan Quimp, a grammar school teacher who makes up that he is in the CIA so that his wife will stop hassling him about getting another job. He then ends up helping a Russian ballet dancer defect from the Soviet Union and then is sent to Cuba to find "Agent X" who the CIA have been looking for for over 2 years. The story goes on from there when Agent X is found.This is a quirky, constant, light hearted film with some funny bits. I loved the fact that it has an all star cast. Woody Allen is very funny. Best to watch a second time to appreciate it more. It might not be everyone's cup of tea but I personally enjoyed it.7/10.

Upon reading the description on the back of the video box, I immediately thought of the classic "The In-Laws" with Peter Faulk & Alan Arkin. Company Man turned out be more of an Austin Powers or Top Secret, instead. Perhaps it was not a cinematic masterpiece. It was fun to watch, though, and gave me several really good belly laughs -- such as the "real" secret behind Gorbichev's alleged birthmark! The plot is silly & "quirky," as some have noted, but it had a nice feel to it. Overall, I would call it a good little film.

This movie was so cleverly reminiscent of early Woody Allen (e.g. Bananas) that I was able to laugh in a way I hadn't enjoyed in years. The characters are so into their own world view and so oblivious to what's going on around them you can't help but laugh at them and love 'em at the same time. It's sly and naughty in a good old-Allen way. It's true political satire in that wonderful offhand way found in the best of Allen's early comedies which are both broad and subtle at the same time. Contrary to some reviews, I'd say this flick is not a waste of the talents of the wonderful cast. Au contraire, the sheer joy they had in making this movie comes through brilliantly. It's infectious. I can't say when I enjoyed a Turturro performance (uncredited here) as much - including in "Oh, Brother, . . ." He's utterly driven by his wacky personal politics, and yet has a vulnerability that is charming and laughable at the same time. McGrath's singleminded focus on grammar to the exclusion of matters of life and death never descends into shtick. The same high quality farcing makes the performances of Weaver, Allen, Cumming, and the rest totally delightful.I only hope that the writer/director team of Askin and McGrath (who also stars) can come up with more of this brand of insanity in the future.