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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThe unfocused writing makes the film increasingly less convincing as it stumbles toward an awkwardly structured resolution -- closing on a conga line that makes "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" seem cutting-edge.
- 40TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceThe real trouble is Jack: He's narcissistic and tough to like (Pontevecchio's fine, but a younger actor might not have brought an impression of arrested development to the character), and his crude sense of humor borders on the disgusting.
- 25New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThis badly written, badly directed and badly acted little movie about an ordinary guy from Jersey who discovers passion with a fashion plate in Manhattan looks great.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThe only pro involved in this amateurish labor of love is veteran character actor Arthur Nascarella, cast as Jack's florist father.
- 20The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderMonotonously paced and too long, Jersey Guy also suffers in its early scenes from attempts at humor that probably read better on the page than they play on the screen.
- 20The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsParlavecchio is kind of an asshole, and that–along with the stilted dialogue, clueless portrayals of women, and the fact that much of the plot has been lifted from Tom Perrotta's terrific novel "The Wishbones"–ranks among the film's main problems.
- 10Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA painfully awful film.
- 0Village VoiceVillage VoiceLike a spiral perm growing out, Jersey Guy droopily unravels as partial homage to the Balki Bartokamous school of bad acting before collapsing into a mess of fragmentary sermonizing on deceit, commitment, and the meaning of choice.