Of all the romantic comedies I’ve seen in my life, I can easily say A Guy Thing is one of the worst. To be honest, I was almost afraid to watch this movie. The previews made it seem incredibly retarded, and I’ll tell you, they weren’t off by much. The plot was horrible, the acting was absolutely dreadful, and the jokes were lame and overused. Cliché after cliché began to drain my brain, after only five minutes into the film. Why dozens of talented cast and crew members would waste so much valuable time and money on such a dumb excuse for comedy is beyond me. But, A Guy Thing, isn’t one-hundred percent inhumane. I have to admit—there is a certain charm to hearing two drug store employees yell back and forth a store, as a way of communication, about their pubic lice.

     Jason Lee plays the main character, Paul, in one of his first leading roles. Paul’s an easy going, shy, and sensible man, engaged to the woman that he loves. Everything seems to be going great for him, until the morning after his bachelor party. He wakes up next to a strange woman, sleeping in his bed with him, that he supposedly met the night before. He can’t remember anything about the party, and just wants to get “Becky” (Julia Stiles) out of his life, as soon as possible. Paul desperately wants to be able to forget that this incident ever happened. This would have all worked out, if Paul didn’t keep randomly running into Becky all over town, ultimately to find out that Becky is actually just his fiancés cousin.     

     Throughout the rest of the movie, Paul is faced with several situations that come very close to exposing what happened between he and Becky. And, no, they wouldn’t even think of leaving out the clichés at this point! Paul’s fiancée comes over to his apartment, when Becky’s panties are still on the floor, and he has to hide them before she sees them. What overused trash! In the end, Paul must choose between the woman he loves and is about to marry, or her cousin whom he’s known for about a week. This is just stupid. Paul and Becky have literally no chemistry together, and barely know each other, yet he is practically torn apart by this easy decision.

     The acting in this film was tolerable, at best. The actors established very little unique characterization in their roles, making them it very hard for the audience to relate to each of them. There wasn’t a single performance that stood out above the rest; they were all lacking substance, although this is probably caused mainly by a horrible script. But, can we really blame the screenplay for he fact that Jason Lee has never been good in any movie?

     Overall, A Guy Thing, has a few comedic moments worth chuckling at (if you enjoy grown men faking diarrhea), but the end result leaves you extremely left out, grossed out, and confused out of your mind. Do yourself a favor—don’t waste your time with this one.  Movies like this are made for only one reason: to make other movies that come out of the same studio look better. 

-Daniel, Bucket Reviews