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When an old high school crush returns to his small hometown, Reed Fish's once simple, calculated life begins to unravel. A drunken incident prompts Reed's fianc‚e (Alexis Bledel) and the entire town to turn against him. This one-of-a-kind hilariously clever comedy features an up and coming ensemble cast and an unforgettably captivating original soundtrack.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By A4Q96
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Format:DVD
I stumbled on to this on my Netflix "instant play" feature as something to watch. The Netflix rating system told me I'd like it, and they were right! So much so that I'll probably buy it soon.
The coming of age love story watches the goings-on of Reed Fish, a "literal" big fish in a small town who has a daily radio show he inherited from his dad. The slam dunk in this movie is Schuyler Fisk's performance and music. She's incredibly engaging. Her music is wonderful. Jay Baruchel, as the title character Reed, and Alexis Bledel, as his fiancée, do an excellent job.
Some reviewers trash this film for various perceived ills, but they are completely missing the humour and the point. Reed Fish is a big fish, pun intended, in this little town, and spends his days solving problems for his listeners and otherwise operating as a pillar of his community despite his youth - it's meant to be a little weird, I think. There are many moments where the movie laughs at itself for all these "flaws", which I'm sure were engineered in in part to mimic reality. Do yourself a favor - suspend your reality for a moment and enjoy it for what it is - a delightfully engaging, charming romantic comedy.
The coming of age love story watches the goings-on of Reed Fish, a "literal" big fish in a small town who has a daily radio show he inherited from his dad. The slam dunk in this movie is Schuyler Fisk's performance and music. She's incredibly engaging. Her music is wonderful. Jay Baruchel, as the title character Reed, and Alexis Bledel, as his fiancée, do an excellent job.
Some reviewers trash this film for various perceived ills, but they are completely missing the humour and the point. Reed Fish is a big fish, pun intended, in this little town, and spends his days solving problems for his listeners and otherwise operating as a pillar of his community despite his youth - it's meant to be a little weird, I think. There are many moments where the movie laughs at itself for all these "flaws", which I'm sure were engineered in in part to mimic reality. Do yourself a favor - suspend your reality for a moment and enjoy it for what it is - a delightfully engaging, charming romantic comedy.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Welcome to Mud Meadows. And Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) is the Voice of Mud Meadows. He inherited the job from his Dad. Mud Meadows is one of those tiny towns where the biggest controversy is grooming the town hedges and the big story is the return of the zorse (zebra+horse).
Since taking over the Voice job from his Dad, Reed's become the town's Mr. Fixit. He knows who to call and what to say to get the small-town government working for its citizenry.
He's marrying Kate (Alexis Bledel), the darling of Mud Flats, a girl who's 'almost like family' already. Her Dad's big excitement is smoking an illegal cigar. And she expects Reed to get excited about wedding color schemes, food, etc.
It's just too perfect--something or someone--has to upset the apple cart. That would be Jill (Schuyler Fisk), his ex-girlfriend from HS, who went away to college. She's a pragmatic girl who believes happy endings only happen in movies.
What ensues is chaotic and funny. Reed has to learn how he defines his life--rather than the town, etc.
Of particular note is the soundtrack. Fisk sings a couple of songs and has a very nice voice.
My only serious gripe with this funny indie film is the DVD is dark enough that I had to fiddle with the contrast fairly radically to get it to look right. It was worth the trouble.
Since taking over the Voice job from his Dad, Reed's become the town's Mr. Fixit. He knows who to call and what to say to get the small-town government working for its citizenry.
He's marrying Kate (Alexis Bledel), the darling of Mud Flats, a girl who's 'almost like family' already. Her Dad's big excitement is smoking an illegal cigar. And she expects Reed to get excited about wedding color schemes, food, etc.
It's just too perfect--something or someone--has to upset the apple cart. That would be Jill (Schuyler Fisk), his ex-girlfriend from HS, who went away to college. She's a pragmatic girl who believes happy endings only happen in movies.
What ensues is chaotic and funny. Reed has to learn how he defines his life--rather than the town, etc.
Of particular note is the soundtrack. Fisk sings a couple of songs and has a very nice voice.
My only serious gripe with this funny indie film is the DVD is dark enough that I had to fiddle with the contrast fairly radically to get it to look right. It was worth the trouble.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I only bought this movie because Alexis Bledel was in it and overall, I have to say, I'm very disappointed. Aside from the two women (Alexis Bledel and Schuyler Fisk), the acting was awful/bland, and the plot was just really weird/lame. Throughout the story, you get to know the characters and see their relationships develop and then all of a sudden, you realize they were all just acting. At the end, two completely random people end up being the real Jill and Kate and I couldn't have cared less who he ended up with because they were both complete strangers with whom there had been no chemistry developed.
It's really ridiculous to waste so much time building up everyone's relationships and chemistry like that only to extinguish it all in the end. I can tell the director was going for something unique and different here rather than just the predictable love story but honestly, a predictable love story would have been much better. IMO, this just didn't work out at all.
Aside from the ridiculous plot twist, the main character was just not all that likeable. Jay's Reed was less the likeable guy and more the mumbling, moronic loser who I just couldn't like no matter how hard I tried. I wish neither woman had ended up with him in the end because he really wasn't worthy of any of them in any respect.
The only decent part of the movie was when Schuyler Fisk sang at the bar. That was truly the only thing worth watching so please, don't waste your money on this one unless you really want to see her sing (Even then you might just want to fast forward to that part).
It's really ridiculous to waste so much time building up everyone's relationships and chemistry like that only to extinguish it all in the end. I can tell the director was going for something unique and different here rather than just the predictable love story but honestly, a predictable love story would have been much better. IMO, this just didn't work out at all.
Aside from the ridiculous plot twist, the main character was just not all that likeable. Jay's Reed was less the likeable guy and more the mumbling, moronic loser who I just couldn't like no matter how hard I tried. I wish neither woman had ended up with him in the end because he really wasn't worthy of any of them in any respect.
The only decent part of the movie was when Schuyler Fisk sang at the bar. That was truly the only thing worth watching so please, don't waste your money on this one unless you really want to see her sing (Even then you might just want to fast forward to that part).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring!
It was very slow, I had to stop watching it half way thru, it was putting me to sleep and the storyline was not waht i expected.
Published 21 hours ago by cecilia correa
3.0 out of 5 stars
it was an okay movie
Reed feels the pressure of becoming his dad and seems to be on autopilot. That is until an old female friend comes back to town and wakes him up. Read more
Published 2 days ago by wewillrock
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waste of time
Pointless waste of time. I can't believe I sat through it to the very end. I kept expecting there to be some nugget at the end to make the whole thing worthwhile but, in the end... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Rebecca Perez
3.0 out of 5 stars
surprised by this movie!
I watched this for free from my prime Amazon account and was really surprised at how enjoyable this movie was! I'd recommend it to all my family and friends! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jovita1953@msn
3.0 out of 5 stars
ok romantic comedy
problem is i could only hear hiccup from how to train your dragon... very distracting. and he ended up with the wrong girl. other than that -- cute flick.
Published 1 month ago by T. Parkinson
2.0 out of 5 stars
its ok
It has too many characters and story is fair. Although I like the actors,they did good but too bad the story was lousy.
Published 2 months ago by Kendra L. Natter
3.0 out of 5 stars
It was okay.
It was a really odd movie. I was curious about it from the title. Unfortunately the main actor irritated me.
Published 2 months ago by Lindsay
2.0 out of 5 stars
PG doesn't mean it's okay
This movie is well done for the most part, funny and engaging ... to a point. The main character, Reed Fish, wavers between two women throughout - and simply demonstrates that he... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Isaac
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun little film
I thought this was a fun little film. It was unassuming, clever, and well done. I enjoyed the plot twist and the way it made me think. I'm glad I ran across this movie.
Published 17 months ago by T. Grant
1.0 out of 5 stars
So bad!
I watched this on Netflix a couple of years ago.... It was SOOO BAD! It is weird and the plot is poorly developed. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Amanda Delutis
