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- "The Search for John Gissing" is enjoyable fish-out-of-water fluff -- an Ugly Americans-abroad farce peppered with caustic riffs on the dehumanizing effects of contemporary corporate culture. A refreshing antidote to gross-out comedies, this is a very funny film, sometimes uproariously so, but it's also low-key and measured.
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The Search for John Gissing. 2001 1h 31m Comedy Drama List. Reviews Matthew Barnes navigates a treacherous merger in London, facing sabotage from his predecessor, John Gissing. With...
Critics Reviews. View All (9) Critics Reviews. Critic's Name Scott Foundas Publication Variety. The review. A refreshing antidote to gross-out comedies, this is a very funny film, sometimes ...
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16 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. Blake Edwards meets Woody Allen. cybamuse 1 November 2001. The Search for John Gissing is a fast paced film which would probably have been more suited to an audience in the 1970s than the modern day.
The Search for John Gissing: Directed by Mike Binder. With Mike Binder, Tim Briggs, Allan Corduner, Janeane Garofalo. Matthew Barnes is a young exec on the move up who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he's sent to London to oversee a merger.
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- Mike Binder, Tim Briggs, Allan Corduner
Nov 15, 2001 · “The Search for John Gissing” is enjoyable fish-out-of-water fluff — an Ugly Americans-abroad farce peppered with caustic riffs on the dehumanizing effects of contemporary corporate...
The story behind the final release of writer/director Mike Binder’s charming corporate culture clash comedy The Search for John Gissing seven years after its production is nearly as entertaining, surprising, amusing, and filled with enough dubious events to rival the plot of the film itself.
