A Guy Thing

fter his bachelor party, a man (Jason Lee) wakes up next to a woman (Julia Stiles) who turns out to be the cousin of his fiance (Selma Blair).

A Guy Thing is a wildly uneven comedy carried along by Jason Lee’s considerable charisma. Sure, there are scenes that will have you laughing out loud, but there are also stretches of uncomfortably bad comedy that will have you itching for the fast-forward button; that Lee makes the whole thing watchable is a true testament to his charisma as a performer.

Watching A Guy Thing you get the sense that there could have been something more here, that the “guy’s world” theme could have been better explored, that Jason Lee’s character could have been written to better exploit his strengths, that Julia Stiles could have had more screen time; but instead of doing any of these things, the movie seems determined to follow the standard romantic comedy routine, which is a real shame.