From the opening moments of hearing newcomer Kerry Bishé in her first leading role trying to “naturally” deliver Ed Burns’ highly mannered and supposedly casual dialogue, we wanted to strangle a kitten, like, man. But the trailer for his forthcoming indie dramedy “Nice Guy Johnny” dispenses with most of the dialogue for a song that is so corny we ask please don’t bother telling us who wrote it or sings it because we may not be able to control our clenched fists if we find out.
The film follows the titular Johnny (Matt Bush, best known from “Adventureland” as the guy who repeatedly punched Jesse Eisenberg in the groin) who made a pact with his fiancé (Anna Wood) to give up on his dream of being a sports talk radio host (really? what kind of compromised mid-level ambition is that?) if by the age of 25 he can’t find a gig in the industry. Heading to New York City for an interview for a “real job” set up by his fiancé’s father, Johnny’s Uncle Terry (Burns) wants to save him from being a clock puncher and takes him on an adventure in the Hamptons where he meets Brooke (Bishé)…..and post-collegiate second guessing ensues.
As you can guess this trailer did pretty much nothing for us and the premise isn’t helping. But in case you’re somehow curious to find out if Johnny will be doing the play-by-play of the next New York Mets game (at best), the film will hit VOD on October 26th. [Quiet Earth]
"Compromised mid-level ambiton," says the blogger about being a radio host.
That made me so angry.
I give this 7 out of 10 irritated sighs of disgust.
Kerry Bishe was extremely annoying on "Scrubs;" she was the de facto lead during the final season.
that fucking song made me punch myself in the groin multiple time. goddamn that looked terrible. did they shoot three scenes and cut a fucking trailer to it? goddamnit Eddie Burns, i'm gonna throw my bags of groceries at you the next time i see you in tribeca.
Was that for real? fuck…
Manic pixie dream girl saves young man once again. has Ed Burns ever met a woman?
OMG I think Edward Burns sings the song for the trailer….I feel dirty
For a minute I thought it was about Ed Burns from The Wire… :