Lame and boring. I had to give up at 48 minutes. Even worse than 50 shades of grey.

'The January Man' is an uneven comedy, that only appeals in parts. But its Oscar-Winning-Actor Kevin Kline, who's credible performance ranks amongst the film's only prominent merit. 'The January Man' is a comedy/psychological thriller, but The Screenplay is inconsistent & ends abruptly. Seriously, was a hurried climax even needed? Given the stellar cast it offers, 'The January Man' could've been so much more, even in terms of performances, by all. Its Kline, who literally is the life of the show. He's in his element & rises above the given material.On the whole, 'The January Man' is strictly okay!

With an impressive cast, I expected much more. I was a bit of a fan of Kevin Cline and I was amazed at how bad his acting was in this. I sometimes wonder if this movie was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek parody because none of the characters are believable. Cline was so unbelievable in his character that the movie becomes un- watchable at times. The character he was portraying was also too much of a stretch. The character was maybe too "complex" in that he was trying to be too many things at once and none of it meshed.I can't tell if this was supposed to be a "serious" role for Cline. His "New York" accent is so bad.

The only superlative about this movie is Rod Steiger's role. This is by far, the worst role he ever played, totally overdone every time he is on the screen with a hairdo modeled on Harpo Marx and the expository style of Hitler. Danny Aielo gets short shrift from the screen writer and Harvey Keitel gets used and thrown away. Kevin Kline has a bizarre accent, strange affect and a great ability to suppress the laughs he must be feeling at the dialog he was asked to say. Alan Rickman was cute and extraneous, Susan Sarandon was there and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has large and attractive boobs for a small woman - she didn't have much of anything else to do in this film.Plot - stupid, ridiculous, complex and extraneous.