Being Awesome

We all reach those places in life where we feel stuck, start to question everything we do, and sometimes even who we are. This film is about pushing through those moments and learning to feel awesome again. Highly relatable film, as is all the stuff by this filmmaker. If you like this one, I suggest you check out his other stuff too.

A movie men and women can truly appreciate. Appeals to a wide audience. Very realistic.

I found this movie on Amazon Prime and decided to give it a try. I was immediately pulled in by the smart dialogue, deep characters and relatable story. Who hasn't woken up dissatisfied with their lives and decided to be awesome? True story. I enjoyed this movie so much that I watched it alone one afternoon then watched it again that evening with my wife. What can I say? It's funny, smart, poignant and entertaining. My only question is why aren't the filmmakers famous yet?

Being Awesome isn't even a movie. It's a documentary about single guys. The writers resolutely avoid the stereotypes and obvious gags, to go straight to the heart of the matter.

The actors are brilliant, the director is an artist, and those writers... holy crap.

I know these guys. I am these guys. This is a great movie.

There is a charm to how this acting ensemble tells the story--the story of how friends relate to each other ten years down the road--after the hills, the valleys, the twists, the turns, the curves, the fender-benders, the collisions, the stuck-in-traffic for days, weeks, months or years. A unique sense of humor can bond people, can make or break a friendship. Humor is a coping mechanism we all depend on, like it or not, and Gardner, well aware of this, tells our stories as he tells his own (and those of the other characters.) This pays off in a total lack of pretentiousness, which is why we love these people.