JoshTehAwsome
So, it took three attempts to try and make this film. Why does it look so amateurish? The framing of the shots is terrible, awful lighting, cheap audio cuts, and poor acting. I guess the acting is excusable, since indie flicks using local talent aren't known for their breakout performances.I don't know why people like this movie though. I laughed only once, really. The whole mentally-challenged angle was old as soon as it was introduced. The writing stalls often. You can't just coast on a few good lines for an entire movie. Also, the main dude is such a whiny bitch, seriously. Girls *hate* insecure, non-confident dudes. They should have never gotten together in the first place. A for effort to actually get the movie written and filmed and edited and sent out. Great, phenomenal. But the actual movie itself really isn't a super strong debut.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
For a non-major Hollywood production, then "The Truth About Average Guys" actually came off as a rather good movie.The story told in the movie is fairly straight forward, though at times it is a tad over the top. But all together it works well enough. The characters are well-played and work well enough, though at times it is a bit tedious. There were some funny moments throughout the movie, and the story did progress at a fairly steady pace.As for the cast in "The Truth About Average Guys", then people did a good job. The movie was carried by Ken Gayton (playing Jason Lewis) and Erika Walter (playing Katie Banks). The funny guy in the movie made it all worthwhile, Jason Schaver (playing Troy)."The Truth About Average Guys" is great for a single viewing, at least for me. This is not a movie that I will be returning to for a second watching though. The movie could have been much more with bigger funding, but hats off to the movie guys for managing to put this movie together with such a good outcome.
Raghav Kumar
"The Truth About Average Guys" is definitely close to being the best low budget comedy of 2009. Revolving around an insecure goodhearted protagonist and his best friend. If you like hot women like the rest of us but cant seem to talk to them, one watch of this movie would steam enough courage into you to get you shot down after an attempt rather than before, for a change. Jason Schaver's makes an exceptional debut performance. Ken Gayton does exquisite justice to his particularly AVERAGE character.The movie's a laughing riot perfectly synchronized with sensibility.P.S. If you find it difficult to like this movie, then your not human.
fixedglee
In "The Truth About Average Guys," filmmakers Ken Gayton and Jason Schaver take the classic "average guy meets the girl of his dreams" formula and turn it on its head, with hilarity and and a heart of gold. Here the guy meets the girl, but a whole hell of a lot more funny things happen along the way.Gayton, who plays average guy Jason, is perfectly cast as the everyday twenty-something who's so very average in life that he can't just "be himself" to attract women. So when he first meets co-worker Katie, he falls flat on his face, as expected. But the lengths with which he goes to draw her interest and attraction is what also draws in the interest of the eager viewer. Jason enrolls the help of his floundering actor friend Troy, played by Schaver, to portray himself as Jason's mentally challenged brother in order to win over the heart of Katie, who has a mentally challenged sister."There's Something About Mary" ripoff, you might think? No, too easy. "The Ringer?" No. "Average Guys" takes this plot line to some expected conclusions, which is natural, but it also digs deeper, taking the film, and its well-written characters, into more than just formula comedy, and into the "I can totally see it happening like this, and I really feel for these characters" realm that only the best comedy can achieve.Long story short, "Average Guys" is funny as hell with a hidden heart of gold. Check it out!
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