frank a. cappello and writer and director of he be a quiet man and be a man with something to prove and have write the hilariously bad hulk hogan vehicle suburban commando and and direct the wholly disappointing constantine . he be a quiet man and whilst not an unqualified success and be one of the underseen gem of 2007. the film be essentially an amalgam of a history of violence and fall down and and office space and with a pile of quirk to boot . bob maconel ( the hilariously disguised christian slater ) and a despondent office worker and decide that he be go to perform a murderous rampage at his work office and yet before he can do so and a fellow maniac beat him to it . however and bob and in protect the one person that he care about and the beautiful vanessa ( elisha cuthbert ) and gun down the assailant and and inadvertently become a hero . bob be unashamedly similar to michael douglas d fen character from fall down and kitted out in a shirt and tie and and even far and seek moment of reflection in the great outdoors and although in this instance and there be no mexican gangster attempt to rob him . the similarity do and thankfully and stop there this film be bear of something else and with it cgi traffic whizzing by at astronomical speed a bob dawdles along and illustrate the drudgery of bob life without an ounce of subtlety . whilst the film a a whole be overly reliant on visual curiosity such a this and the animated and talk fish which egg bob on to kill his colleague be delightfully colourful and and mildly amuse to boot . a one can gather from the above paragraph and he be a quiet man be very surreal in a hilarious sort of way . essentially and if you give david lynch a funny bone and you would probably end up with something remarkably similar to this . despite the aforementioned reliance on visual effect and the film be unquestionably carry by the barely recognisable slater who and despite his recent collaboration with tragically awful director uwe boll and prove that he be still worth something in hollywood and with comic timing that be nothing short of spot on . bob be essentially revere by everyone around him for his heroic action he be give a new job and his colleague no longer think of him a a schmuck and and the sexy office bitch want to have sex with him and yet the film real point of contention be cuthbert character . vanessa be leave paralysed follow the shooting and wishing that she be dead and and moreover and she wish that bob and who save her life and would kill her . a surprisingly understated ( until the climatic scene ) conundrum surface a an aside to this drama bob still find those around him utterly repugnant and and he consider whether or not to carry out what the other gunner start and as well a put vanessa out of her misery and of course . the film carry these question very well it be at time predictable and and occasionally not so and yet it never cease to lose it sense of intrigue . the film examination of the way in which human operate be not intricate and and verge on syrupy at time and yet what be most entertain about he be a quiet man be it surreal spirit . furthermore and even in it sweetness and the film explore the life of disabled person with a surprising level of insight and honesty . it may be exaggerate and and at time and even humorous and yet it approach be undeniably refreshing and particularly in relation to how the disabled manage to still engage in an active and healthy sex life . he be a quiet man never remain comfortable and constantly fidget and pose new question for both ourselves and bob to consider . the film follow through with an insane close and yet it be the most manically reason and and therefore and perhaps the most realistic end possible ( although term realism be a very tenuous one in a film as twist a this ) . the end come very abruptly and and little be do to satisfy viewer curiosity and yet we be give the vital answer and even if they aren not wholly satisfy and and be a tad questionable . we be leave to ponder several thing and yet when the precede ninety minute be so intentionally devoid of poignance and the film may simply leave your mind a the final frame do . christian slater late and great effort ( at least for a while ) be a history of violence without the graphic violence and fall down without the social commentary and and office space without the sagacious humour . yes and it be a blend of all three film and at the cost of dilute each of them . the film bad crime may be never allow u to particularly care for bob ( or anyone ) as much a we do for d fen in schumacher film and yet even despite it relative superficiality and he be a quiet man remain a thoroughly entertaining and inventive and quirky film that will have nihilist the world over utterly dumbfound ( myself include ) . elisha cuthbert pull out a career best ( in that she be above tolerable and and even good ) and william h macy play the corporate yes man with glee and and slater and with great aid from his fabulous make up department and look and act with great hilarity . it be unfortunate that this film and embrace it flaw a it so flagrantly do and have yet to find a large audience and and a such and it instantly become one of the indie staple of 2007 .