The Truth About Average Guys (2009)

Did you people see the same film I saw?

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

ya this is pretty bad. i admit i really couldn't sit through the whole thing there was allot of fastforwarding. its basically someones high school project that got on the IMDb. the premise is another recycled hackneyed idea only done poorly. if your doing a comedy on video you also have to have good actors or otherwise its like a porno without the sex and thats what we have here. the lighting is terrible on half the scenes and it looks like they reused locations that are supposed to be different locations lol. the lead girl is supposed some 'super hot babe' but shes not in anyway. some of the lines were pretty lame. i would be embarrassed to say them if i was in this. it is just a bad production in every sense and frankly im amazed it was able to get on the IMDb.

I watched this movie because of the comments on IMDb but hmmm... i understand the effort from the actors , i understand the low budget , but the thing with the retarded people is insulting, so the whole movie takes advantage of how retarded people looking funny and makes them to look like clowns in the circus , i loughed with one or 2 scenes but thats all very insulting i think.In my opinion maybe i am wrong on this its not a nice thing to make fun with retarded people.The plot is something we have seen on every movie out there so the conclusion is i give it a 3 because of the absence of everything that makes a movie watchable.Maybe those actors under other circumstances could have made more effort and got the applause's but here no.In my life i have learned how to respect the other people with special needs and to live with and making fun not fun of them.

A friend of mine saw this film at the 2009 Trail Dance Film Festival (where the film won "Best Comedy" and "Best of Festival"). He bought a copy of the film after the screening, and got it signed by filmmakers and stars of the film Jason Schaver and Ken Gayton. He said "you have to watch this!!!". So I did, and I must say I was really impressed. After the film he told me that the budget was only $5000. I could not believe it. I was thinking more along the lines of $50,000 or something.This film had me in stitches. As "Troy", Schaver was reminiscent of a young Jack Black. And Gayton brings to mind someone like Justin Long, but with a little more range and humor (long seems to play the same character in every film). And I thought all the guy friends were hilarious. The music in the film was also quite good. Most low budget indies have horrible music, but the music in this film really added to it.I am so glad to see that they got a distribution deal for this film. I definitely recommend that everyone go out and pick up a copy. The bonus features alone are worth the money. It's already on netflix and blockbuster.com I cannot wait to see what these two talented guys do next. They did a lot with a little and it shows.

I was at the Trail Dance Film Festival in Oklahoma and was able to catch the comedy, "The Truth About Average Guys" a low budget feature film. It really is an exceptionally well done film, considering the budget constraints and had me laughing for most of the film. It won a number of awards at this festival, garnering the best of festival award, as well as best comedy, and the best actress award for Erika Walter. The whole cast delivers wonderful performances and are talented comedic performers which makes this film engaging from start to finish. Katie, (Erika Walter) is the lead love interest of Jason (Ken Gayton), both young and talented performers who engage in a slightly unorthodox relationship. The twist is that Jason has lied to Katie about something rather important, and hilarity ensues to prevent the truth from coming out. A really good independent film, a little slow moving at times, but definitely worth watching!!!