Director: Jonathon E. Stewart & Phil Thurman
Writer: Bobby Field, Motrya Tomycz
Cast: Bobby Field, Clare Kramer, Jennifer Aspen, Colin Ferguson, Joel Michaely
“Guy in Row Five” is a comedy about an annoying guy who cannot read reality. His landing a bit role on a TV mega-hit series causes him to see things larger in his life than he can support. He’s so sure his audition has been accepted and that he’s going to be added to the cast, he has camera and sound crew follow him around to record his last day in anonymity.
I found the film too loose, the script a bit sophomoric, and the presentation a tad undisciplined. Other than the obvious self-focused Thess, with the myopic glasses, the characters were left undeveloped, at least, until the last 20 minutes. Then we see the meat and soul of the two leads. Bee-keeper?! Felt like an inside joke. The nude scene was gratuitous and unnecessary. It was distracting more than helping. If it were being used to create conflict with Rose, this was also left undone. As a friend once suggested – the film didn’t float my boat.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Feathers
W. Fred Crow
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