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List Price: $28.98 | | Label: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Salesrank: 33043
Released: July 15, 2008 |
| Our Price: $6.10 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Meet Bill (Aaron Eckhart) - a doormat if ever there was one. A man reduced to a mere accessory to his family by working a dead end job at his father-in law s bank and arguing about his overindulgent love for chocolate with his wife Jess (Elizabeth Banks) who is loathe to explain her friendship with the local news anchorman (Timothy Olyphant). But Bill's fate begins to change when he becomes mentor to a self-assured boy (Logan Lerman) who engineers Bill s recovery with the help of a cute lingerie sales girl named Lucy (Jessica Alba). Together, the trio confronts Bill s hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of being financially independent and self-confident. MEET BILL is a film about what it means to let go of your inhibitions and find the path you re destined for.
Meet Bill Reviews:
nothing to rave about but has its moments 
2009-11-09 - ***1/2
Bill is in the midst of a full-blown midlife crisis. Not only is he stuck in a job he hates (a made-up position at his father-in-law's bank), but his wife is cheating on him with a local news reporter. Meanwhile, his potbelly seems to be expanding at an increasingly alarming rate, a condition brought on by the massive quantities of donuts and candy bars he consumes daily out of nervousness and force of habit. Bill can't seem to step out of the shadows of either his wife's dad or the brother whom everyone seems to think is brighter, more financially successful and more all-around "together" than Bill is. In fact, the one hope Bill has of turning his life around may well rest with an Alex Keating-type prep school student he`s agreed to mentor as part of a program for entrepreneurial teens.
Written and directed by Bernie Goldman and Melisa Walick, "Meet Bill" ranges from the hilarious to the mildly amusing - with just enough dull patches thrown in to keep us from raving too much over its virtues or letting it too much into our hearts. The screenplay is frequently sharp in its comic portrayal of middle-aged angst, but it also feels vaguely rudderless, undernourished and underdeveloped for much of the time.
The real joy of the film lies in Aaron Eckhart's star turn as a man whose career and personal relationships clearly aren't what he'd hoped they'd be at this particular point in his life. He's nicely supported by Elizabeth Banks as his philandering wife; Logan Lerman as his preppie protégé; Jessica Alba as a lingerie salesgirl; Reed Diamond as his overly competitive gay brother-in-law; and SNL stars Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis as donut-shop franchise owners who hope to go into business with Bill.
And speaking of the entrepreneurial spirit, a veritable goldmine awaits anyone savvy enough to market that amazing belly-busting weight-loss program Bill uses to great effect towards the end of the film.
Movie in Excellent Shape 
2009-04-16 - Movie arrived promptly, before the scheduled delivery date, and had no scratches or blemishes. Will buy more movies from this dealer.
EXTREMELY entertaining movie
2009-04-05 - When I first watched Meet Bill, I had my reservations about the film, because I had never heard of it through friends, family, advertising, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the movie through, and have now seen it several times because I liked it so much.
Aaron Eckhart plays, basically, a very accurate depiction of a disgruntled male: his marriage is going down the tubes, he hates his job, has no idea how to have fun, and has no idea where he wants to be in life, yet knows he wants something more, something better. Throughout the movie, we learn about the tough situations in his life and how he deals with them (i.e. cheating wife, in-laws that only care about themselves), and feel badly for him, because his life just sucks.
Then, our main character undergoes a sort of personality transformation: he stands up for himself, finally, and acts out against the man that his wife is cheating with, gets himself involved in a program to assist high school students with banking and during this, meets an outgoing student that helps him come out of his shell and learn how to have fun and not take any trash from anybody. Along the way, Eckhart continuously does a great job of acting the role of a nice guy that realizes it is time he put himself first, for the first time in his life, and go out to get what makes him happy. Plenty of drama and chaos ensues, all of which is very realistic and does not ever feel overblown or too coincidental to actually happen to a real person.
The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Alba, both of whom perform well for the roles they were given. I have to say that this movie has quickly made its way into my Top 10, and this movie is definitely worth the money.
You've got to Meet Bill 
2009-01-18 - Meet Bill
I'd never heard of this movie and I bought it just because it has Aaron Eckhart in it. I was very pleasantly surprised. How many of you (like me) have looked into the mirror one day and thought, "What happened to me? This isn't me!" That's what happens to poor Bill. Unlike a lot of us, though, Bill takes steps to return to the old Bill. It's a very heartwarming story and I highly recommend "Meet Bill."
A tired story made fresh by Eckhart, Banks, and Alba
2009-01-13 - Bill (Aaron Eckhart) hates his life and is stuck in a self loathing state he can't get out of until he meets a young kid who reintroduces him to life and reinvigorates him. It is a story we have already seen and heard a million times but the cast really makes this one worth watching. His wife (Elizabeth Banks) is a daddy's girl who is sleeping with the local newsman (Timothy Olyphant). Bill knows this but is helpless to do anything since his wife is responsible for everything in his life including his job and all his assets. He dreams of opening his own donut franchise but can't find any backing either from his father in law or his unsupportive wife. While at a local school where his father in law has just made a sizeable donation he meets a young kid that he eventually mentors. It is the kid who ends up teaching him a few things along the way. One of the first things he teaches Bill is that he needs to find a new chick to make the old one jealous. Bill doesn't know anyone so the kid provides the babe a lingerie saleswoman (Jessica Alba) that the kid has a crush on. She doesn't think Bill can be helped but plays along since she is being paid. After a few stints in jail for beating the newsman Bill is kicked out of his house and forced to live with his brother whose shadow Bill has been living under for years. Everyone loves his brother but few know that he is gay. It is his partner along with the kid that try and get Bill to start caring about himself again by getting him to work out and change his look and wardrobe. They all conspire to help him open his donut franchise and get his wife back. Alba poses as his wife in order to appear more legit to the heads of the donut franchise (SNL's Kristin Wiig and Jason Sudeikis) and as that dream starts to become a reality other things fall into place for Bill. His wife seems willing to give him a second chance but grows jealous when she sees him with the sexy younger girl. Sure it is predictable and unoriginal but it's funny and sweet. The cast is exceptional with Eckhart nailing the role of the self loathing and sarcastic Bill and Banks is fantastic as the ditzy blonde wife who is sleeping with the newsman because she is embarrassed by Bill and his simple life. Alba is a no brainer as the sexy new girl and is pretty good in her role. It was a film that was in and out of theaters quickly but is pretty entertaining on DVD for fans of any of the three leads.
