To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Never heard of the movie before watching it on TV (on a Sunday evening). I liked Douglas as a gifted actor ever since The China Syndrome and Fatal Attraction. He's made other gems like Traffic since then, but Solitary Man is a low-key hit worth seeing any other day than Sunday. Of course it helps that the movie is supported by such a big-names as Devito and Sarandon, however Douglas shines on his own here. The film subject must have not been an easy one to develop and sell probably because it speaks to a limited demographic segment. I don't understand why it cost $15 million to produce this, especially since it brought in only $5 million, but don't let that be a measure of anything other than poor marketing perhaps.

I liked everything about Solitary Man except the main point of the story, to wit, men are bad and women are good. Men are stupid. Women are wise. Men are mean. Women are not. Or,perhaps, men are bad except for a few who may be good but not really very attractive.It's too bad such an excellent cast was wasted on this script. Solitary Man reminds me of the Dutch film Antonia's Line. It's another well crafted, well cast, well acted, will shot, well edited film with a silly script. Again we see wonderful women and girls who live in a world where most of the men are stupid, violent and crass. The few men who don't fit that description are rather dull and compliant worshipers of the aforementioned women. Of course the sons of these women are good because unlike the majority of the members of their gender they have been reared in a matriarchy. Solitary Man and Antonia's Line have nothing in common except for their intellectual underpinnings.

With the considerable build-up for the long-awaited sequel to the mega hit potboiler Wall Street that starred Michael Douglas, fans of the original film, understandably so, flocked to theaters for Wall Street 2,15 years later.But while a large majority of the movie-going public's attention was diverted to the powerful role that garnered him critical praise, and was touted as his return—Douglas' other film; the Indie drama Solitary Man, quietly previewed with less fanfare of course than you'd expect for a hugely anticipated follow-up.Therefore, technically, Douglas' comeback is that of an aging, formerly successful automobile magnate, who at the prospect of possibly facing a serious health condition proceeds to systematically destroy his marriage and professional reputation as his life goes into free fall.In choosing to deal with this probability by not dealing with it at all, subsequently causes Douglas' character to spiral out-of-control into a self-imposed mid-life crisis, where the story picks up. We find him attempting to regain his once high profile, privileged lifestyle in the world of big auto industry wheelers and dealers.As compassionate human beings we like to root for the underdog to rebound when he gets knocked down or tries to regain what he's lost. However, there's little if any sympathy for this solitary man, except when his reckless behavior threatens to jeopardize his relationship with his daughter and grandson. Then we see some hint of penitence.Likewise, a person in peril will nearly always instinctively elicit audience reaction, but Douglas' portrayal of the self-destructive, foul-mouthed figure is so indisputably warped it is virtually impossible to view him sympathetically. Sort of like watching a train wreck in slow motion.The hypothesis isn't focused so much on Douglas' fear of mortality or even having lost his lucrative livelihood, as it is on his visible tendency towards attracting younger women—even in the presence of his daughter and ex-wife (played by Susan Sarandon, who coincidentally is also in Wall Street 2).Yet again, due to his unapologetic attitude for his actions and lack of display of any real desire to redeem himself for the damage he's done to his family and his career, you can't help feeling justified in not investing emotionally in him.

Michael Douglas gives his best performance in nearly ten years as Ben, a disgraced car salesman in the underrated dramedy, Soliatary man. I think Solitary many is up there with the years best movies. Douglas gives his best performance since the indie comedy, Wonder boys ( loved that movie too).Douglas is Ben, a car salesman with an uneven life. His life slowly crumbles after he goes with his girlfriend's(Mary Louise Parker) daughter to Boston. There, they sleep together. From then on is many unfortunate things after another. Slowly ruining his relationship with his daughter ( strongly acted by Jenna Fischer).The acting here is all very well done. Especially from Douglas and Fischer. Douglas plays a likable, but yet unlikable playboy. My interest in this film kept gaining, and gaining, and gaining. I laughed out loud many times in this movie.Overall, I would say that this is one of the years best movies. I feel that this is a very overlooked film. Douglas definitely deserved some recognition for his performance here, and so should Fischer. I think that I would call it one of the years best movies. The film is now out on DVD, and I think you should look for it. See it now. I really liked this film.A-