Film Geek
First Run Features | Release Date: January 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
4
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83
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
With limited means, Westby makes excellent use of Portland locations and cinematic references to make Film Geek a mostly spot-on, sometimes hilarious character study. His greatest asset is Malkasian, who gives Scotty the prototypical geek attributes. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
James Westby's loving and self-aware homage to mouth-breathing boys who worship Wong Kar-Wai and can't talk to girls is the opposite of Tarantino-esque: It's Westby-ish, interspersing settings of biting social oafishness with spasms of film knowledge. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle Smith
The film looks like it cost 10 cents, but a lot of the jokes are gold. Hollywood, take notice of writer-director James Westby. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Westby's sympathy for the Scottys of the world is evident, but like them he doesn't always know how to put his best face forward. Read full review
30
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Film Geek has a likable premise, an unusual setting in downtown Portland, Ore., and a pleasantly homemade indie feel. Unfortunately, Scotty Pelk, as written by James Westby and played by Mr. Malkasian, is actually so irritating, so genuinely hard to take, that like the rest of the characters in this semiautobiographical movie, we soon find ourselves itching to get away from him. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
You'd be better off spending an evening with the collected works of Rob Schneider. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMatt Singer
Westby never provides a reason you should pay to spend 70 minutes with Scotty, but he offers at least a dozen compelling ones not to. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
Instead of offering any insight or (dare I dream?) entertainment, Film Geek presents a socially retarded main character stumbling through a dimwitted plot with a series of painfully unfunny nonjokes. Read full review
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