Sherman's Way (2008)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Craig M. Saavedra

Writer:

Tom Nance (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

One wrong turn can change your destination.

Plot:

An odd couple take to the open road. Having followed his girlfriend out to California's Wine Country for the summer...

Plot Keywords:

Former Athlete | Skinny Dipping | Law Student | Washed Out | Bare Butt

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

James LeGros	...	Palmer
Enrico Colantoni	...	D.J.
Michael Shulman	...	Sherman Black
Lacey Chabert	...	Marcy
Donna Murphy	...	Evelyn Black
Brooke Nevin	...	Addy
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Hoyt
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Tom
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Taylor
Tom Nance	...	Doug (as Thomas R. Nance)
Ryan Hansen	...	Kevin
Bob Bancroft	...	Professor Ardevaas
Cory DuVal	...	Repoman
Margaret Beach	...	Travel Agent
Olivia Leigh	...	Waittress

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Clear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Starry Night Entertainment

Trivia:

Palmer's car is a 1966 MGB.

Goofs:

Continuity: The bag Sherman has slung over her shoulders keeps switching shoulders throughout the scene.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marcy: Those guys are crazy. We should do it.
[suddenly kisses him]
Sherman Black: Fun with the pundits? No thanks. It's a silly tradition.
Marcy: Aw, is this because of your butt?
Sherman Black: What?
Marcy: Cause you think you have a fat butt.
Sherman Black: You think I have a fat butt?
Marcy: Ou, candy.
Sherman Black: Please don't spoil your dinner. My mom will take it personally if you don't finish what she cooked for you.
[...]

Great movie... excepting Sherman himself, who is totally charmless.....

This would have worked really really well, pretty charming indie, good solid values, great, great supporting cast, neat feel and a good take on the lazier side of American small town life....

The plot is simple: uptight law student meets a down-on-his-luck ex-Olympic skier bum and together with the bum's friends, the law student learns about life... nothing stunning but sounds OK, right?

But...

The lead role of Sherman is just horrible... sorry, but awkward that becomes this type of awkward charm is just squirmy... and why everyone tries to befriend Sherman totally defeated us.

Honestly, they should be sorely tempted to give him a really big kicking to teach him a little about life than take him fishing.

I'm not being mean-spirited here, it just don't work. Sherman is just unlikeable, and never more so when trying to be likable. You just feel that 5 minutes away from the new circle of friends and the GOP genes will kick back in with a vengeance.

Horrible miscast and it really spoils a film that could have really lit up the screen with the right actor.

Hate to trash indie films but this is a real lesson is getting the right person cast right from the off.

What you end up is a film you can definitely watch for the supporting cast...

'Nuff said.