It's tempting to compare this movie to Repo Man, just because the set-up is similar, but in the spirit of its comedy it's closer to Raizing Arizona. I'd love to see this movie again (I just saw it last night). I hope it makes it to DVD. A lot of the humor derives from the expectations characters have of each other based on stereotypes, Italians belong to the Mafia, Asians all know martial arts, Irish men are toughs, etc. Once the other characters fall into believing those stereotypes, the film has great fun showing us the real characters behind the stereotypes. Sometimes these characters are trying to live up to the expectations, sometimes they are frustrated by being pigeon-holed, but in every case they are aware of the expectations and how they fail to match up. One of the best examples of this is a character called "Bigger". Watch for it. Other than Robert Culp, I hadn't heard of any of these actors before but I'll be watching for them again. Even the relatively minor roles are played by very talented actors. I'll particularly be watching for Eric Fleming, James Edson, Shawnee Smith, Tae-joon Lee, Peter Allas and Pietro Arspella.
Review of The Almost Guys
