The Wild Guys

Upfront, I must admit that I watched only the first 30 minutes of this film. Only because I couldn't bear to waste another hour or more on it. I don't have a problem with the hackneyed premise--many good films have come from bog-standard scenarios before, but the characters are no more than clownish caricatures, the dialogue painfully unfunny, and the acting is hammy and highly overperfomed (perhaps in a vain effort to make the dialogue funnier.) Not being familiar with the actors, who may very well have been brilliant in everything else they've ever been in, this may well be the director's fault. "The Wild Guys" may have been a very successful and funny stage play, but this movie fails on every level. Zero stars.

The play was very funny. It was great to see it put into a film which was also well done.

The story is about 4 very different guys on a weekend away in the bush and what happens as circumstances develop (they get lost, have no food and have a few close encounters with a grizzly)and they start to interact at a more 'meaningful' level.

Not too deep but makes a few good points. A bit slow to start as it sets the scene and characters but culminate well with a few poignant bits.

The ending is nicely done (not in the play (as are a few other bits)) but rounds the characters and story off in a more satisfying way.

I work in the film industry in Vancouver and I just returned from the premier of "The Wild Guys", and this is my opinion. From the out of focus opening shot (focus is a problem throughout) & the sloppy steady-cam moves to the constant peppering of cheesy film clichés and embarrassing dialogue, this film has succeeded in setting the bar for Canadian film well below grade. It's infuriating that many federal and provincial film organizations actually contributed to this mess with public dollars while so many talented local filmmakers and writers can't find the resources to make worthwhile films and maybe create a real industry in this country. I hope that the rest of the world will overlook this mistake and continue to support quality Canadian films.

(French-Canadian. Forgive me for the mistakes!)

I've just seen the movie at the Festival des Films du Monde of Montréal and I just fell in love with the movie! The movie is the story of 4 guys who are lost in the woods. From this point, they begin to think about their life. It might look a normal story but the movie is so well directed and played that you can't go out of the movie theater without a smile in the face!

"You want beer? I do!"

An absolute Gem! This movie is charming from beginning to end. On the surface, it's the story of 4 men's journey into the woods. But on a much deeper level, it's really about examining the journey each man has taken in their lives. By the end of their camping trip, each man knows more about each other, and themselves, than they would have been able to learn in 20 years living next to each other. If you don't love these guys by the end of the movie, then you don't deserve to be loved yourself. It's got all the right elements and in just the right proportions. Kudos to those players behind the scenes who figure out how to mix the ingredients just right. And "The Wildguys" has a dynamite ending to boot.

This is a comedy with a brain. And a heart.