
Joe Somebody
2001


“Its passion cannot be overstated. Its power must not be overlooked.”
178 votes
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
Director
Volker SchlöndorffWriter
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English
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The age of social media would be a double-edged sword for Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffman) and his prophetic obsession with what we now know as 'likes.' One of his mantras is “Be liked and you will never want.” Today this would mean getting likes, and not just by the hundreds; if possible, by the thousands. “One day I will have my own business and I will never have to leave the house,” says Willy. “Like Uncle Charley [Charles Durning]?” asks his youngest son Hap (Stephen Lang). “Bigger than Uncle Charley. Charley is not liked. He's liked but he's not well liked.” Ironically, Charley is much…
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