David Koechner, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ewanuick

A Guy Thing wants so desperately to be a funny thing that it turns into almost nothing at all. This movie is like an annoying party guest who won't go home, although the most loyal devotees o...( read more  read more... )f Julia Stiles and Jason Lee are sure to get a few good laughs. Lee's awkwardly cast (and costumed) as a husband-to-be who's about to discover he's fallen in love with the free-spirited cousin (Stiles) of his comparatively straight-laced fiancée (Selma Blair). When all the who's-who gets figured out, this decidedly unromantic comedy shifts into auto-pilot with Lee trapped in a rote series of compromising positions. Every outcome is telegraphed far in advance, and true love takes its course with numbing efficiency. Lee barely squeaks by with his dignity intact; the fact that Stiles emerges buoyantly unscathed is further proof that this beguiling actress is deservedly a star on the rise. --Jeff Shannon

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PG-13, 101 min.

Directed by: Chris Koch

Release Date: January 17, 2003

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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2003

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  • June 28, 2009
    Je ne sais trop quoi en dire !

    Probablement simplement moche !!
  • April 20, 2008
    This was the weekly 99¢ special. I feel totally ripped off.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • November 20, 2007
    i missed the first part of this because it was on tv, but i saw most of it and enough to know that it wasnt very good. jason lee is always funny but he starred along side two of the more annoying actresses in hollywood.
  • November 30, 2006
    I remember thinking this one was alright. That's about it though. But I still like Jason Lee for some inexplicable reason.
  • October 19, 2009
    Some parts were actually funny & others it seemed like they tried to hard
  • October 1, 2009
    Una pelicula super hiper divertida
  • August 8, 2009
    The morning after his bachelor party, a man wakes up and finds a woman in his bed, and because he can't remember much about the night before, he naturally assumes the worst. He spends the week before his wedding scrambling to cover up his supposed infidelity.
  • August 1, 2009
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  • July 28, 2009
    I remember watching this on TNT a couple of years ago. I liked the cast. funny at moments.

Critic Reviews


January 31, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

If you ever admired Julia Stiles, Selma Blair and Jason Lee -- and who didn't? -- don't watch them crush their careers in this laugh-free romantic comedy from the director of Snow Day. full review

January 17, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Gets bogged down by predictable supporting characters and some tasteless humor. full review

January 17, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

What a childish, empty effort, and what a dispiriting thing to watch, or think back on watching. full review

January 17, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Stumbles along laboriously, its jokes following one after another in a sloppy, flat-footed walk. full review

January 17, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Some of the gags are solid, but this sort of thing lives or dies on the strength of its cast, and, unfortunately, the leads are playing against their own strengths. full review

January 16, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

There's enough chemistry between the leads, a few ludicrous plot twists and a fair amount of laughs to entertain audiences. full review

January 16, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Manages more than a few laughs. full review

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