Mayberry Man

Cheesy but very enjoyable. Laughed out loud a number of times.

Some wonderful acting of Mayberry characters by unassuming actors.

It was nice to see some life lessons thrown in.

Location shoots were nice to see.

Good story line.

Headline actor did a very good job of portraying self absorbed Hollywood actor.

His fictitious home is said to be Clark Gables old home in movie. Unknown if this is true but it is a lovely piece of architecture.

The extras in the movie a fun to watch. A few sun plots are charming to see.

This was a labor of love dedicated to the concept of Mayberry. It showcases the closeness many of of long for in neighbors, friendships and family.

Good job on a nice movie!

Heartwarming fun movie with a little bit of something for everyone.

....Above average for a crowd funded effort..

The least you could have done is have it in the town Andy based it on, the same town the actual Mayberry fest is held. Mt, Airy, NC is a living tribute to the show. It's highly unfair you traded up the actual town for the Hendricks County Courthouse rather than have it in Mt. Airy itself located in actual North Carolina. Pilot Mountain, Raleigh all the real places from which the show was based. I know the DesiLu sets aren't intact but yet there will always be Mt. Airy, Andy's actual hometown. Real fans know the difference! Cheap imagery and change ups lead people to only follow the story because it refers to Mayberry. After 30 minutes in it appears to more of a cheap money grab imitation.

The people in the town of Mount Airy cherish the Andy Griffith show, and they celebrated every year as part of their autumn festival, and as part of Mayberry days, but the people in Mount Airy are not as dimwitted as they are depicted in this movie. Just because Andy agree for the show depicted a simple life did not mean the people in his hometown were simple minded. I found this unenjoyable to watch from beginning to end. Some portions of this were shot in Mount Airy and I recognize the location on S. Main St. But this makes me feel like the people of Mount Airy walk around all the time with their marbles dropping out of their head and waiting for someone else to pick them up and hand them back.

I'm gonna have to agree with angelanepereny's review. It's pretty obvious there has been an organized campaign to hype this movie. I wouldn't believe most of the 10 star reviews here. Granted the original TV series may have stirred up the emotion in some people as well. I don't think you can blame or judge any of the actors because they didn't have much to work with. I believe the script took an afternoon to write which was easy when you start out by trying to copy as much of the movie "Doc Hollywood" that you can without getting sued. They even included the scene where he lost control of his car and drove off the road. There really is no storyline worth following, no character development or even characters you care about. I gotta say Barney and Floyd were fairly well done.