This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. If I bring up this movie to my friends in film circles, most of them have not seen it but they do remember the backlash momentum that built up around the film during its release.To cut to the chase, this film examines the Cuban Revolution through the eyes of a would-be CIA agent. Wait till you see who plays Batista, and of course, he could only play him in one way, sort of his calling-card. But it works, because it's not what you expected. Most of us would think Batista is the French word for "prison", anyway. The jazz quartet was one of the most inspired gags in recent memory.

This movie, as underdistributed as it has been, should be picked up wherever you can find it.All you need to enjoy this movie is an I.Q. and a sense of humor. If either of the aforementioned are lacking you will probably agree with the "Don't watch this movie" reviewer.Woody Allen has some classic lines in this film.ALSO, the plot is not MUCH sillier than the ACTUAL Bay of Pigs incident.

In terms of the "quirky" feeling, intentionally haphazard plot, and amusing-yet-one-dimensional characters, I was reminded of some of Woody Allen's earlier work. And I love early Allen. In terms of the production value, the editing, and the strength of the direction, I was reminded of later Allen. I like later Allen, but it is not the pinnacle of filmmaking by any measure. Nevertheless, I fail to see how anyone would place Company Man on the lower end of scale. It is a very funny movie. It trips over itself at times, but there are some great ideas here, and I was pretty consistently laughing throughout. Perhaps people were turned off by the loose craft and high level of script/actor dependence--apart from the over-abundance of locations, this film might have worked better as a play--but I really enjoyed myself. 8/10.

"Company Man" conjures up a silly history lesson as it weaves a comedic story of the Castro Cuban coup vis-a-vis its central character (McGrath); an English teach turned CIA operative. A funny, surprisingly star-studded, and cleverly crafted little comedy romp with rampant nonsense, "CM" answers many questions such as where that thing on Gorbachev's head came from and why the Bay of Pigs invasion failed. Fun stuff for those into clever nonsense.