|
A GUY THING
"The bad thing about 'A Guy Thing' isn't the
talent of its stars but the warmed-over triteness of the material
they're forced to work with...In place of real romance and comedy,
it offers worn-out clichE`s, by-the-numbers platitudes, and frozen
smiles that few in the audience will want to imitate." -- David
Sterritt, The Christian Science Monitor
"In eNA Guy Thing,iL Jason Lee, the former Kevin Smith slacker who
has flirted with leading-man status ever since he played Stillwater's
lead singer in eNAlmost Famous,iL seems to have been bitten by a vampire
who sucked out all his prickly charisma. You see the promise of
stardom dribbling through his fingers." -- Owen
Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Most of the meager charms of the chaotic romantic farce 'A Guy
Thing' spring from the deft comic contortions of Hollywood's ultimate
nerdy sidekick, Jason Lee...'A Guy Thing,' directed by Chris Koch,
lives up to its title in its haphazard treatment of its women. Ms.
Blair's one-note fiancE`e is nothing more than a walking danger signal.
And the dull, underwritten role of Becky is an unfortunate misstep
for Ms. Stiles, a serious actress from whom comedy does not seem
to flow naturally." -- Stephen
Holden, The New York Times
"'A Guy Thing' is by no means the worst movie ever made; given that
I missed the recently released 'Just Married,' another comedy about
being young, stupid and in and out of love, it's a good guess that
it isn't even the worst movie of the month...Did it really take
four Writers Guild members (Greg Glienna, Pete Schwaba, Matt Tarses
and Bill Wrubel) to write a joke about some soiled underwear?" --
Manohla Dargis, The Los Angeles
Times
"Evidently, Glienna and director Chris Koch (the genius who helmed
'Snow Day') decide, early on, it's not enough to rely on characters
and intriguing situation comedy...Give us jokes about diarrhea!
That's what everyone wants. Or do they? Check the Monday morning
box office returns to find out." --Desson
Howe, The Washington Post
"The stars have little opportunity to engage their characters. The
gang-written screenplay and Chris Koch's artless direction turn
their scenes into a series of broad, overplayed comic sketches.
There are funny moments here and there, but oh, the agony of what's
in-between." --Jack Mathews,
The New York Daily News
|
