Such Good People

What an intolerable film!!

I could only finish it by increasing the playback speed by 100% !!!

Randy Harrison's pace of delivery was a special form of torture. I don't know if it was his acting style, or the writing, or the directing! Probably all three!

Such a pity considering the caliber of the cast and the promise the plot held. We should have definitely seen more of Ana Ortiz and Scott Wolf - their story lines were a LOT juicier than that of flat-lining Alex and Richard.

Definitely give this movie a very big miss.

Did you know that "dolphins are smart, they're like chimpanzees with fins" or "porpoises are the people of the sea"? Well that's what we learn as we follow the antics of "Richard" (Michael Urie) and boyfriend "Alex" (Randy Harrison) after they agree to do some house-sitting and discover $980k and a curious looking sculpture in a secret cupboard. Next day, "Dr. Paige" (Carrie Wiita) and her husband "Cooper" (James Urbaniak) arrive at their door to announce the death of the owners and to give her step-brother ("Alex") his marching orders. Why? Well it turns out that she knows that the money is on the house, but doesn't know where it is! Can the lads smuggle it out un-noticed? Then what will they do with it? Buy an house, or maybe donate to some Bhutanese orphans, or then again - maybe porpoises with purpose could get the cash? The police (Ana Ortiz) are quickly on the case, too, and as the couple lurch from one self-induced catastrophe to another it becomes clear that they are all going to have to cooperate if anyone is to stay out of jail. It is quite good fun for the first half hour. Stereotypical, yes, but there's a degree of chemistry between Harrison and Urie and some fun bitching with half-sister Wiita but the story doesn't really go anywhere but down after that as the plot runs out of ideas and veers just to close to cheesy farce for my liking. The opening titles reminded me a little of the "Pink Panther" but that was as quirky as it got. It's watchable daytime telly fodder but that's the height of it.

This is proof some people will do anything for a buck! Over acted, badly written, just a waste of 90 minutes! On paper this may have looked like an interesting story but on film, not so much! If any of your favorite actors are in this DO NOT WATCH! It will not enhance your opinion of them!

David Michael Barrett is the culprit behind this piece of Cali crap. His awful screenplay gave the actors, including Randy Harrison of the series, 'Queer as Folk' ten years earlier, very little to work with. Other than Harrison's performance, which was mediocre at best, there is little substance here. The story is an attempt, albeit a bad one, to highlight the subjects of honesty, integrity and friendship among a group of morally questionable people. Barrett and Greg Sterling who wrote this monstrosity, picked southern Cali as the venue for this cinematic waste of time. I guess given the cast of the plastic characters who populate 'Such Good People', that might have been the only correct decision this inept team made. I give this picture a 'DWYT' rating, Don't Waste Your Time!

A little uneven, but fun and campy. Richard (Michael Urie) and partner Alex (Randy Harrison) are house hunting. As are Alex's sister and her husband. They all end up at a house party, watch some weird video, meet some freaky people, and that's just in the first four minutes. Odd pacing; the director spends a whole lot of time on a party scene, and a slow motion scene that didn't seem to add anything to the plot. Also lots of LONG, strange pauses during conversations. And long periods of time where there's no conversation, just scenes of the blissful but ditzy couple. It gets a lot better as it goes along. Anyhoo... they find a secret room with a whole lot of money, and we'll see if they do the right thing. And if the rightful owners do the right thing. Directed by Stewart Wade, who had also directed Coffee Date. (If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's Great!) Some fun cameos in here - Lance Bass, Alec Mapa, Drew Droege. It's a campy 90 minutes of fun, if you just go along for the ride.