
A Guy Thing
Seen it?2003 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Broadcast News or The Awful Truth, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his life is a series of comical misunderstandings.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
24% on Rotten Tomatoes, 27 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$17 million worldwide on a $20 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 54K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Koch
- Jason LeePaul Morse
- Selma BlairKaren Cooper
- Julia StilesBecky Jackson
- Shawn HatosyJim
- Lochlyn MunroRay Donovan
- James BrolinKen Cooper
- Diana ScarwidSandra Cooper
- David KoechnerBuck
- Julie HagertyDorothy
- Thomas LennonPete