Review: ‘Mansome’ is as shallow as its subject

Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary fails to provide any real insights into male vanity. "Mansome,"Morgan Spurlock's documentary examining male vanity and self-image, feels exceedingly random and disorganized, even though it's divided into chapters and keeps a consistency of observers throughout. There's no real center to the film's potentially insightful topic, with Spurlock never zeroing in on [...]

2018-06-13T13:22:22-07:00June 15th, 2012|The MANifesto|0 Comments

‘Mansome’: Morgan Spurlock examines men’s self-image, grooming

In ‘Mansome,’ Morgan Spurlock, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and others talk about men’s image issues. Spurlock even considers (and shaves) his mustache. Morgan Spurlock, the clown prince of documentary filmmaking, has examined fast food (“Super Size Me”) and product placement (“The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”). Now, in the just-released”Mansome,” he turns his attention to the [...]

2018-06-13T13:22:22-07:00June 15th, 2012|The MANifesto|0 Comments