My Observations on the Film

Hello. This is my first post on the forum and I figured I would try to be helpful so here we go.

I watched Geekin' with a group of friends at 12:30 A.M. on the 21st of April in the year of 2007. On the whole, I enjoyed the movie. I noticed that the leading role of Morgan was played by a quite talented actor. Likewise, the character was sympathetic, he was in a place where several nerds (almost all) have been. He was unsure of himself, both in the present and the future and had everyone watching it with me immediately felt for the guy. However, the other leading character of Brown, while well played, was not so lovable. Brown was not someone who I, nor anyone in the room, could find any sympathy with at all at any point in the movie. I do not know whether this was intentional or not, but Brown came off as nothing but villain and I found myself hoping that Morgan would wise up and learn he was better off without the guy in his life. The same could be said for Meredith, whose life we learn very little of. We find out about her personal issues and her home life, but we don't find out much and rather than being caught in a torrent of confusion she just seems fickle and rather unlikable. Again I do not know if this was intended, but it certainly wasn't what I expected.

The plotline itself, while not the most original, was interesting and fun. The side quests into the land of Tir Sadaj were always interesting and much of the dialogue felt familiar. Numerous times one of my viewing buddies (who swaps DM responsibilities with me on occasion) and I shared a look of recognition over the gamer's situation including Dr. Munchkin (sorry, can't remember his name). The issue of personal issues versus in-game issues was something that I was pleasantly surprised to find. The main issue with the plot was that it would occasionally try to make the viewer feel compassion for Meredith and Brown, with the first requiring me to strain and the second being all but impossible.

The last thing I will touch on is the acting. I find it difficult to write here because as an actor myself I am reluctant to insult anyone, but I'm oing to be totally honest. Overall I was impressed, especially during the funny moments. The arguments seemed real, as did the resolution. I often found myself wondering if the actor for Dr. Munchkin was the same way in real life or if he was just that good, and the majority of the supporting cast performed quite well. The telephone conversation between Brown and Meredith seemed a bit unnatural, which I as an actor understand but which the majority of the audience may not. Also the actors for Brown and Meredith didn't really seem to be into their parts the majority of the time, and came off as themselves playing their characters instead of their characters. The entire cast managed to do wonders when dealing with the comic side of things, the jokes and such, but when things got really serious the majority of the performances dwindled. The parts that managed to impress me even then were Morgan, Penny, and the fellow whose name I don't remember so I'll call him Dr. LesPorn (viewers of the movie should understand). His ability to panic and Morgan and Penny's ability to demonstrate their depression was really impressive and they made me want happy endings for those two.

Well, I'm getting quite lengthy here so I'll end. This review isn't really so much meant to influence the purchase of the film as it is to share my opinion with the fans and the creators in the hopes that they might use it to make an even better movie next time.