a review by “The Hollywood Reporte” about Elisha’s new movie, “He Was a Quiet Man”
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AUSTIN -- A funny thing happened on the way to the office massacre. Or is it more tragic than funny? An on-the-brink cubicle drone has a hard time deciding this issue in "He Was a Quiet Man," a hard-to-classify excursion with marketable names but a look and tone that seems more suited for late-night cable than theatrical release.
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The resulting hero's welcome stretches our suspension of disbelief. Bob is made vice president of "creative thinking," given a company Lexus and prime office and is pushed into the life of the beautiful girl he saved, Vanessa (Elisha Cuthbert). His new life is a yo-yo, though, where every silver lining hides a cloud: The new dream job involves picking up the boss' dry cleaning. The rescued damsel despises him for letting her survive as a quadriplegic. Vanessa does get over her grudge and decides to become Bob's girlfriend. Then he triggers a moment so traumatic that she moves a pinkie finger thought to be permanently dead.
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