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Management Just Middling

Oddball rom-com brings mixed reviews

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 15, 2009 12:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – Management isn’t your typical Hollywood fare, and it’s got critics divided. It tells of a quasi-creepy loser (Steve Zahn) pursuing a sales rep (Jennifer Aniston) with a solo life, and somehow holding her attention.

It’s “the rare romantic comedy to use

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