Sherman's Way (2008)

Waste of time

Thanks for the memories!

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

There's really nothing about this forgettable film that makes it worth recommending. It's unimaginative in story, character, and execution and pretty predictable when it tries to be clever. If you've watched a decent amount of indie films you've already seen everything in this movie done better in some other film.But the acting is fine (Enrico Colantoni is great, James LeGros is good), it looks fine, and the music is ignorable to decent and it's all exactly the sort of music you'd expect to hear in this sort of film.It's not worth seeking out, but (and this is the only reason I bothered to write a review for it) if you happen to be stuck in a hotel room or are house sitting for friends and it comes on some indie film channel and you have nothing to read and don't really want to think about anything it's not a bad option.

Judging from the other reviews here, maybe I turned off the movie prematurely, (about an hour in). I don't like movies where the humor is forced, where every situation ends in a pratfall or similar accident, and where every character is a stereotype. Here it is an overly stiff uptight college nerd whose mother is a caricature of an overbearing parent, who has a girlfriend who is totally opposite and promptly dumps him, all of which makes him want to finally prove he can be a trifle spontaneous. Such quirky characters are all too common in some indie films. (and I am generally an indie fan). They are all extreme examples of types thrown together for easy plot laughs, and never resembling the nuanced shades of gray that real people exhibit. I almost never stop a movie before the end, and I admit this one had a few decent moments, but it was all so obviously set-up, with an extreme slacker paired with an extremely clumsy nerdy academic, who each predictably learn from the other to loosen or tighten accordingly, that I never really cared how it actually played out. It reminded me of "Rushmore" a little, which was slightly better, and to its credit, it was much better than "Running With Scissors", which for me holds the record for the worst Indie comedy I have seen. So if you liked those films you will probably love this one.

This would have worked really really well, pretty charming indie, good solid values, great, great supporting cast, neat feel and a good take on the lazier side of American small town life....The plot is simple: uptight law student meets a down-on-his-luck ex-Olympic skier bum and together with the bum's friends, the law student learns about life... nothing stunning but sounds OK, right?But...The lead role of Sherman is just horrible... sorry, but awkward that becomes this type of awkward charm is just squirmy... and why everyone tries to befriend Sherman totally defeated us. Honestly, they should be sorely tempted to give him a really big kicking to teach him a little about life than take him fishing. I'm not being mean-spirited here, it just don't work. Sherman is just unlikeable, and never more so when trying to be likable. You just feel that 5 minutes away from the new circle of friends and the GOP genes will kick back in with a vengeance. Horrible miscast and it really spoils a film that could have really lit up the screen with the right actor. Hate to trash indie films but this is a real lesson is getting the right person cast right from the off.What you end up is a film you can definitely watch for the supporting cast...'Nuff said.

I saw this movie at the Cinequest Film Festival in 2008 and thoroughly enjoyed it, and it seemed like the entire audience did too. Very likable characters, believable character growth, Excellent actors, Excellent writing. I don't like spoiling what movies are about so I won't go into details. The movie description keeps referencing "road trip" but I felt like it was sort of a road trip pitstop movie. Meaning... There's these two guys, they go on a road trip, but then they have to stop at a small town for a few days and that's where the majority of the film takes place. I'm not sure why Lacy Chabert is credited so highly in the movie because she's in it for all of 2 minutes. But Brooke Nevin is in it and she was pretty damn awesome.I was sad this movie was over as I really enjoyed the characters and wanted to know what happens in the future. I sincerely hope this movie makes it to the big screen or at least to DVD so more people can see it. It was one of the best movies of Cinequest.