Michael Ledo Conrad Valmont (Jason Bateman) is a rich man almost 40 "easing into adulthood." He wants a relationship but has trouble with them. Then out of the blue, his parents while away, opt to get divorced and he is cut off because...he is. He rooms with a friend (Billy Crudup) and steals his prospective girlfriend Beatrice (Olivia Wilde). He tells neither of them of his financial situation, letting them think he is still rich. He has no trouble lying, stealing, borrowing, and being a general A-hole.The movie has a monologue to fill in plot points and some theme ideas. It has some minor comedy such as when Beatrice claims she is a vegetarian not because she loves animals, but hates vegetables. The dialogue appears to be the film's strong point, although it was overly pretentious, as was the film. The film is critical of people being pretentious and those who say they are pretentious, perhaps done as a way to be critical of the great Romantic novelists or those who inherit their wealth or all those critics who are going to say this was a pretentious film.There are scenes that are similar to what you might see in a Woody Allen film, but are second rate.The film was boring. I couldn't relate to any of the shallow characters. Valmont was the only real developed character and he was stiff. Worse than "Arthur 2".No F-bombs or nudity. Implied sex.

Kellie Hughes Now I am one to love a terrible movie to pass the time but I can honestly say hand on heart that this is one of the worst films that I have ever seen. The plot line of the entire story is meaning less and in the end nothing changes. The entire story is about a man who was born with a silver spoon and he's been cut off. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? Are our hearts supposed to bleed because a man who has never done a days work in his life suddenly can't afford to live in a mansion anymore? I certainly don't feel any sadness. It's also pointless because ever though he hasn't got any money it doesn't restrict his lifestyle in anyway. He is still able to attend galas and the theater and in the end he gets all of his money back.Disappointing film which was never going to be good and the actors in this film are brilliant in their own right I don't understand what they were thinking when they agreed to do this movie.

Peter Pluymers "Sometimes you're your own worst enemy." For Conrad this was apparently the longest and most painful week. For me this was the longest and most painful movie experience. Anyway I have a strong dislike for a voice-over that begins with "This is ..." followed by the name of the main character. This is usually already a bad omen. You can almost compare it with the voice-over that starts with "My name is ..." followed by the name of the main character (with a few exceptions such as "Forrest Gump"). But lets return to "The Longest Week". They've taken their time to release this romantic comedy (although I haven't discovered much humor). Apparently it was already completed in 2012. Was it doubt that made them forget about it ? Or were the reactions of the test audiences so disastrous? However, if you want to see how a spoiled rich son in his thirties is thrown out of his comfort zone without money or continuous attention for his egocentric personality, after that relying on a friend to get through this horrible time and falling in love with a handsome model, then you should definitely take a look. Don't forget to lay down a cozy cushion near you, because this is just about the slowest film I've ever seen with content so meaningless, that I hand over an award to myself for unparalleled endurance.Visually it all was quite beautiful to watch. Stylized, detailed and artistically (the series of images, the jazzy music, the clothing and furniture). It also had a little tendency to be pretentious. Well that suits the main character Conrad : a pretentious snob who's being pampered all his life by the staff of The Valmont Hotel. A narcissist who has never proved anything and will never have the need to prove himself. Someone who was born so privileged that he can't imagine what it's like to care for himself in real life without everything being handed on a silver platter. Maybe that's why I already hated this pretentious layabout and would-be author after 10 minutes. The fact that his future novel (in the line of Fitzgerald) wasn't yet completed, I attribute solely to his lifestyle. That some life lessons are the cause of an acceleration in his writing process, was pure fiction, in my opinion.Read other reviews and the name Woody Allen comes up often. Despite the reputation and the huge share of followers this filmmaker has, I've never been a fan of his creations. They each seem like complex, highly intellectual comedies. I always had the impression that the humor of Woody Allen's films was hidden in the syntactic errors that the main players made cunningly, because I never really thought it was funny. I know that those who link this movie with Woody Allen didn't think of this fact particularly, but for me this is the most plausible link, because real humor I haven't found in "The Longest Week" either. There was one particular moment for me that seemed comical. When Jenny Slate (I really have to watch "Obvious Child") gives her opinion about a play they've attended, and by that lays her finger on the sensitive points.I understand the satirical meaning of this film and the exaggeration of Conrad's pretension, but couldn't honestly empathize with the complete story (in analogy with Slate). It's like the descriptions used for Dylan Tate, Conrad's best friend : Dylan is "an anti-social socialist", "a closet conversationalist" and "a clinical neurotic". A series of expensive, intellectual words that sound complicated, but ultimately mean nothing. Similarly, the snobbish conversations with much ado. I was always wondering which individuals would converse in such a way with each other and at the same time know what it's about. Even the notorious love triangle they came up with, felt artificial. As artificial as the eyelashes of Beatrice (Olivia Wilde). They reminded me of the plastic doll my sisters played with 40 years ago. It had the same flashing eyes with lashes so big that you could protect yourself against the burning sun in summer. Pretentious, not? More reviews here : http://bit.ly/1KIdQMT

Hellmant 'THE LONGEST WEEK': Three Stars (Out of Five)Romantic comedy flick starring Jason Bateman, Billy Crudup, Olivia Wilde and Jenny Slate. The cast is billed in reverse order, in the film's opening credits and marketing (for some bizarre reason), giving Slate top billing even though she's barely in it. The movie was directed and co-written (with Juan Iglesias) by first time feature filmmaker Peter Glanz. It tells the story of a spoiled 'man child', who is suddenly cut off from his parents' fortune. He moves in with his best friend and then falls in love with his girlfriend. Considering the talented cast involved, I found the movie to be pretty disappointing.Bateman plays Conrad Valmont; an unemployed writer who constantly tells people he's in the 'gathering stages' of writing a novel. He's almost 40 and is still living off his parents' wealth; having never had a real job of his own. He spends most of his time at his parents' successful Manhattan hotel; sleeping with lots of beautiful young women there. When his parents suddenly separate, they also decide to evict Conrad and cut him off from all their funding. Conrad then moves in with his best (and only) friend Dylan Tate (Crudup). Due to his obsession with pretty women, Conrad finds himself drawn to Dylan's model girlfriend, Beatrice Fairbanks (Wilde). The two begin a passionate affair together, behind Dylan's back.The movie was finished in 2012 and finally released recently, in a small amount of theaters, two years later. After seeing the film, I can see why. It's definitely a miscalculation, and that's putting it pretty nicely. The movie wants to be witty and insightful, but it fails. It often borrows a lot from filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Woody Allen, as well, to no avail. I always enjoy watching Jason Bateman, and he's still pretty amusing here; but ultimately he's wasted. So is all of the rest of the talented cast. The movie has some good ideas, it keeps trying to work out, but it's never very funny or involving. Glanz definitely still has a lot to learn about filmmaking.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5es95jIdgR4