Film Geek (2006)

Could, just as easily, have been called "Geek. Period."

What an annoying caricature of a loser this guy is. I smiled for about the first 10 minutes of the movie, during which Scotty arrives at his video store job and proudly tidies up the shelves, works on a "Scotty's Picks" section, and matter-of-factly tells a customer why widescreen is the way to go. But my grin quickly faded -- the guy got old fast. For a fellow who's, seemingly, watched every film ever made (easy when you've got no social life or other hobbies) -- it makes no sense whatsoever for him to be as completely clueless about social interaction; there's enough of it on display in film. I mean, it's not as though Scotty's simply shy or nervous; he's brave and idiotic.

And the ending of the movie? Talk about requiring suspension of disbelief...

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