Playing with Mr. Greeley (1997) User Reviews

Yessir - I liked it!

[BitchBag · 9/10 · 30 December 1998]

I'm not at all surprised that this was the 1997 Audience Award Winner for Best Feature Film at the Long Island Film Festival. I caught this one at the festival and I thought this was a great example of what one can accomplish with a little money and a lot of imagination. Also, extra credit for inventive props like porno magazines and a gorilla mask hahaha!

Good Movie

[underdog-3 · 10/10 · 23 December 1998]

A solid film, hard to believe it's a first film. Made use of obviously limited resources to produce fun, witty feature -- can't wait to see what comes next.

Very Well Done Indie - May Contain Spoilers

[ShutUpLars · 10/10 · 17 March 2007]

A friend of mine owns this one on VHS. I saw it recently and was really impressed by the writing. It's a true indie so I didn't know any of the actors, but the story is great and I love the direction, particularly in the film's darkest moments.

I'm not challenging a prior reviewer's thoughts on some of the actors being "wooden", but I think that maybe they might have misinterpreted something. I believe this was probably deliberate, possibly to demonstrate the protagonist's boredom with his life.

The character of Mr. Greeley is anything but wooden. He's a feisty old codger, which is why you don't pity him when his life is suddenly being messed with.

I would love to see this one get a run on IFC or on the Sundance Channel.

Funny!

[cheeky1 · 15 May 1999]

This movie was so sarcastic and funny I had to like it. I wish some of the smaller parts were less... wooden. But it didn't hurt the film that much.