Guy X

This is an interesting military comedy about a G.I. (Jason Biggs) who is misassigned to Greenland instead of Hawaii. What is even worse, it that he is supposed to be a Public Information Officer, and the CO (Jeremy Northam) wants a... Full review

This highly amusing film, clearly inspired by Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun, fails us only in its last few minutes of confusion. What is obvious is that the Army as in Iraq does not want the public to know how terrible... Full review

I just caught this film by chance on MovieCentral. I had never heard of it, so I had no expectations going into it and the only info I had on it was the obscure log line in MC's description of it.... Full review

One of the criticisms I've read and initially felt myself that this film tried too hard to be too many things. Was there comedy? Yeah. Mystery? Yup. Drama? A bit of that too. And when I finished watching it last night... Full review

This film is about a military man being mistakenly posted to a Greenland base. The problem with this film is that it tries to be comedy, thriller and mystery all at one time. The end result is that it does not... Full review

the lengths man can go to suppress their guilt over the past is fascinating. i had heard a radio interview with Jason Biggs prior to seeing 'Guy X', so knew what general tone to expect, although was totally drawn in by... Full review

One of the perks of renting films on DVD is that you get to see a lot of small films that have either had small big screen exposure or have been released straight to DVD. For some months now I kept... Full review

I was taken to see this film by a friend, so knew nothing about it before seeing it (except that it starred the guy from "American Pie"). I thought the film was strange and unusual, but very thought-provoking, with shades of... Full review

yahhh good movie...ummm jason biggs hes cool...yah thats about it..its not the worst movie of all time..that would be UR FACE... Full review

I recently viewed Guy X at the Montreal Film Festival and I was quite impressed. The movie was well done in it's presentation and unique depiction of a troubled war. The only downside was the director's vision of what the film... Full review

The final verdict: this is just a bad B-movie masquerading around as socially biting commentary on the army. The film's biggest problem, in my opinion, is that it's built completely on a foundation of ignorance of what the army is really like as well as a general disregard for logic and normal human behavior / reactions. ... Full Review

Guy X" succeeds in creating a languid, almost hypnotic portrait of go-nowhere, do-nothing peacetime military life.....As a story, "Guy X" is a bit of a mess.....Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (the format is completely mislabeled on the DVD cover, by the way), "Guy X" looks pretty solid, with the film's rich Greenland landscapes contrasting well with the intentionally drab interiors.....it'd surely get reworked with great anger and wild antiauthoritarian abandon.....The supporting cast is equally ... Full Review

Brit director Metzstein deserves praise for his handling of the material. Romp-comedy paragon Biggs lands in unusual territory with this damning portrait of military-press relations. To this, Biggs lends a likeable human face. ... Full Review

The unusual locale is probably Guy X's main selling point as it is a soldier's saga which suffers from comparisons to MASH, Catch-22 or more recently Buffalo Soldiers. Certainly the actors do their best: it's the situation we find them in that is never quite believable. ... Full Review

And while there's an enjoyable subversive atmosphere, the story simply isn't sharp enough to mean much of anything. There's plenty of dry and funny material here, augmented by the 24-hour sunshine, the gently subversive nature of the soldiers and Rudy's role as the base newspaper editor. ... Full Review

Two out of Five stars Running time: 101 mins Quirky drama with more than a hint of MASH and Catch 22 . Although the script is weak, this stays watchable thanks to its unusual location and the performances of Biggs... ... Full Article

Guy X Directed by Saul Metzstein Written by John Paul Chapple and Steve Attridge Starring Natascha McElhone, Jason Biggs and Jeremy Northam Classification: 14A Rating: * You can almost hear the producers of Guy X pitching this script to the... ... Full Article

In your average movie production Europudding, it sometimes happens that each country brings a stereotypical national characteristic to the mutt in question. Case in point: Guy X, a British/ Icelandic /German/ Canadian co-production which starts out as a wannabe wacky... ... Full Article

What can I tell you about Jack Frost? Sit back, get your comfy spot on the couch, and listen to my tale of B-movie bliss and butt numbing horror... ... Full Article

In an era of cookie-cutter cinema, its rewarding to come across a film which positively relishes taking risks especially since so many of director Saul Metzsteins gambles pay off handsomely. ... Full Article