Fourth Man Out

This film tells the story of a young man who works as a car mechanic in a blue collar town. He is gay but no one even suspects, hence people are shocked when he finally finds the courage to come out. Fortunately, his friends and family remain supportive of him.

The nice thing about "4th Man Out" is that it is real. The characters and their experiences are real life like. They are ordinary people who faces ordinary things. People can easily relate to the story. There are a lot of funny moments too, and they can also be related to be the viewers, such as Bradstar. I enjoyed watching this film a lot. It is very sweet.

Director Andrew Nackman crafts a very engaging and moving portrait of a small town bromance as a car mechanic comes out to his unsuspecting friends. Adam (Evan Todd) and childhood friend Chris (Parker Young) are the front and center of this bromance as Chris attempts to reconcile and engage his buddy Adam in helping him find true love. Very comedic dating scenarios turn powerful additives to a story that feeds on the feelings & trepidation of both men as they stumble and awkwardly deal with one another during this trying time of their friendship. Their love is unconditional, sometimes messy, as they don't quite know how to share or communicate their feelings. But this is what makes this bromance so much more charming. On many occasions during the film, you feel the love both men share for each other bursting out of the screen with sometime as little as a look or the withholding of words. The acting is powerful, and stirring causing a yearning and hoping that both Chris & Adam would find each other instead of someone else as Chris helps Adam find an appropriate mate. The other drinking buddies Ortu (Jon Gabrus) and Nick (Chord Overstreet) really try their darndest not to embarrass themselves in an attempt to camouflage their homophobic fears to comic results. Fourth Man Out is a breath of fresh air for a story that has been told many times before in many different languages, however writer Aaron Dancik throws you several curve-balls throughout the film that unhinge a deep seeded desire to see Chris reconcile with Adam on another level as other small town issues surrounding Adam's coming out resolve themselves to a satisfying final act. A beautiful film, splendidly shot with outstanding performances from a very capable cast making Fourth Man Out an unforgettable film.

The piece this movie gets right is the straight friends' concern and compassion for their gay friend. This movie finds its heart when the straight friends start worrying that their gay friend is lonely. They realize that the key piece is that we're all lonely, and their gay friend is more susceptible to that loneliness. And they love him and try to protect him.

Evan Todd gives a stellar performance, in this average movie, of just a normal work-a-day guy coming out to his friends. He's tired of living the lie so he spills the beans to his life long buddies and they learn to live with it. Each one has his own female 'relationship issues' so now their adult life bring a new relationship issue between themselves.

Director: Andrew Nackman & Writer: Aaron Dancik keep the gay issue lite because this shouldn't be an issue between friends that have been friends since childhood. There are funny moments as Adam (Evan Todd) tries to meet up with other guys. Some are just too weird for words. Nothing seems to go well and his friends want to help - but how?

4th Man Out is easy entertainment. A coming out flick that doesn't throw challenging scenes in the story. It's just about an average guy, who everyone seem to like, becoming himself.

A coming out story not featuring high school kids and there is a ton of them, which is fine, just nice to see one involving young adults. Think this was the first time I have seen a coming out scene with a demonstration.that whole scene with the noesy neighbor and priest is, just great! And his father, hey I was eating that.... Lots of laughs..