The Lonely Guy [HD]

The Lonely Guy: Striking the balance between funny and touching
As you might expect, Steve Martin's "Lonely Guy" is somewhat over-the-top. Martin plays Larry Hubbard, an aspiring writer whose "perfect" New York City life quickly unravels when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man. This is Hubbard's introduction to the world of Lonely Guys, men who have nobody and nothing to live for.

On the surface, this premise sounds like one that should degenerate into glurge--that is, sappy sentiment with no real meaning or purpose. While some aspects of "The Lonely Guy" threaten to do just that, there is more than enough here that is clever, original, and poignant. Martin plays the familiar "nice guy", adding just enough quirks to make Larry Hubbard original and enough emotion to make the viewer care about him.

The supporting cast is, for the most part, just as strong. Martin's best friend, Warren (Charles Grodin), is a depressed character that reminds one of how Woody Allen might be if he were more of a normal...

An absolute gem for the Lonely Guy in all of us
This is one of my favorite movies. Not really because it is the most entertaining one I have ever seen, or even one of the funniest. I love it because it is one of the most identifiable films of all time. I would venture a guess that every single person reading this over the age of 15 or so has been without a significant other for at least a couple weeks at a time or more. In that case, you WILL find things that you can identify with in this movie, and laugh at every single one of them. If you have been one of those unlucky people who have been alone for a year or more at a time and have never seen this movie, you owe it to yourself to check it out, it could become your favorite movie too.

He's just a wild and lonely guy
While The Lonely Guy is first and foremost a comedy, one that descends into comic incredulity on a number of occasions, it really hits a few solid line drives in terms of the lonely guy angle. Steve Martin may be the star of this film, but Charles Grodin steals every scene he's in. He's the true lonely guy in this movie. Larry Hubbard, Martin's character, is really just a guy with really bad luck with women. After coming home to find his current girlfriend in bed with another man, Hubbard finds himself out on the street, struggling to get his bearings. That's where Warren Evans (Grodin) comes in. Warren really knows the ropes when it comes to loneliness, so he is more than qualified to instruct Hubbard in the art of living and being alone. Not all that much later, Larry meets up with Iris (Judith Ivey), a woman who tickles his fancy despite the fact she's been married more times than Larry has fingers on one hand, isn't all that attractive, is obviously lying through her teeth...

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