In "The Truth About Average Guys," filmmakers Ken Gayton and Jason Schaver take the classic "average guy meets the girl of his dreams" formula and turn it on its head, with hilarity and and a heart of gold. Here the guy meets the girl, but a whole hell of a lot more funny things happen along the way.
Gayton, who plays average guy Jason, is perfectly cast as the everyday twenty-something who's so very average in life that he can't just "be himself" to attract women. So when he first meets co-worker Katie, he falls flat on his face, as expected. But the lengths with which he goes to draw her interest and attraction is what also draws in the interest of the eager viewer. Jason enrolls the help of his floundering actor friend Troy, played by Schaver, to portray himself as Jason's mentally challenged brother in order to win over the heart of Katie, who has a mentally challenged sister.
"There's Something About Mary" ripoff, you might think? No, too easy. "The Ringer?" No. "Average Guys" takes this plot line to some expected conclusions, which is natural, but it also digs deeper, taking the film, and its well-written characters, into more than just formula comedy, and into the "I can totally see it happening like this, and I really feel for these characters" realm that only the best comedy can achieve.
Long story short, "Average Guys" is funny as hell with a hidden heart of gold. Check it out!
Gayton, who plays average guy Jason, is perfectly cast as the everyday twenty-something who's so very average in life that he can't just "be himself" to attract women. So when he first meets co-worker Katie, he falls flat on his face, as expected. But the lengths with which he goes to draw her interest and attraction is what also draws in the interest of the eager viewer. Jason enrolls the help of his floundering actor friend Troy, played by Schaver, to portray himself as Jason's mentally challenged brother in order to win over the heart of Katie, who has a mentally challenged sister.
"There's Something About Mary" ripoff, you might think? No, too easy. "The Ringer?" No. "Average Guys" takes this plot line to some expected conclusions, which is natural, but it also digs deeper, taking the film, and its well-written characters, into more than just formula comedy, and into the "I can totally see it happening like this, and I really feel for these characters" realm that only the best comedy can achieve.
Long story short, "Average Guys" is funny as hell with a hidden heart of gold. Check it out!