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March 08, 2005
Guy on Row Five
Director: Jonathon E. Stewart & Phil Thurman
Writer: Bobby Field, Motrya Tomycz
Cast: Bobby Field, Clare Kramer, Jennifer Aspen, Colin Ferguson, Joel Michaely
"Guy in Row Five" is a comedy about an annoying guy who cannot read reality. His landing a bit role on a TV mega-hit series causes him to see things larger in his life than he can support. He's so sure his audition has been accepted and that he's going to be added to the cast, he has camera and sound crew follow him around to record his last day in anonymity.
I found the film too loose, the script a bit sophomoric, and the presentation a tad undisciplined. Other than the obvious self-focused Thess, with the myopic glasses, the characters were left undeveloped, at least, until the last 20 minutes. Then we see the meat and soul of the two leads. Bee-keeper?! Felt like an inside joke. The nude scene was gratuitous and unnecessary. It was distracting more than helping. If it were being used to create conflict with Rose, this was also left undone. As a friend once suggested - the film didn't float my boat.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Feathers
W. Fred Crow
ANG Newspapers
Posted by W. Fred Crow at March 8, 2005 04:23 PM
Comments
This review daunts me! I went to the premiere of GUY IN ROW FIVE (not guy ON row five), and I thought the film was a notch above (at least) everything else I have seen in a long time, let alone at Cinequest. This movie is laugh out loud funny (as evidenced by the crowd that attended the opening), and still had a true heart as well. I actually became aware of the movie through ealasaid's review that came out last week, and I think hers does the film far greater justice than this one. Maybe you should take a second look, Fred.
Tommy Travers
Milpitas, CA
Posted by: Tommy Travers at March 11, 2005 05:10 PM