In Mud Meadows, a small community somewhere north of Texas, Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) is a jack-of-all-trades radio broadcaster and DJ for the local and heavily followed station. The mayor (Katey Segal) is his sidekick and astrologist for the morning program. Also in Reed's future, is a wedding to the lovely Kate (Alexis Bledel), the daughter of the richest and most prolific businessman in town. The ceremony is only weeks away, with Kate and her mother making most of the decisions. Does Reed show some reluctance? He does, and it gets worse when a former flame, er, crush of Reed's comes back to town. Jill (Schuyler Fisk) is staying with her folks before entering law school. Still beautiful and available, Reed is thrown for a loop. Should he break things off with Kate and go after Jill? Does Jill even have any regard for him? Also, what about Reed's chosen profession, which he inherited from his local legend father? Is this really what Mr. Fish wants to do or does he have secret, other ambitions? This charming but odd film looks at life in a small town and its, sometimes, eccentric characters. The cast is wonderful, with Baruchel, Bledel, Segal, and all of the others doing nice work. Especially great is Fisk, who gets a chance to display her strong singing/songwriting talents as well as her acting chops. Why isn't this lady in more films? It's a puzzlement. The sets are a fun look at village locale while costumes, script, direction, and photography all come out ahead of the pack. Nevertheless, those who don't like the above description or romantic dramas, may not find it their cup of tea. But, if it sounds good to anyone, brew a pot and sip, watch, enjoy.

you will notice that there are a lot of people in this movie who are in other very good TV shows mainly. i do not feel betrayed that it isn't really a romantic comedy. or condemn it for trying to be post- modern in some techniques. i just want to know would it be so terrible to make this movie funny? or interesting in some way? you could use this film to clean your floors it is so dull. nothing happened!!!!the best thing you can do with this game is have a drinking game where people call out what movie or television show they know the actor from the screen and then everybody else has to drink.

'I'm Reed Fish' is a coming of age romantic comedy set in a small town. The charming small town atmosphere, where everyone knows one another, is well created. Most of the comedic tracks are good except for those involving DJ Qualls (who's very irritating). The story flows well until we discover that what we were watching till now was a movie within a movie. I wonder why the director chose this idea. It didn't work much for me because it took away part of the essence and the movie fails to explain why in the end Kate all of a sudden forgives Reed and why Jill wants to be with him. 'I'm Reed Fish' has a nice soundtrack. Both of Schuyler Fisk's songs are great and the girl can sing. Concerning acting performances, 'I'm Reed Fish' is Jay Baruchel's movie all the way but Victor Rasuk provides funny support as his friend and co-worker. A charming Schuyler Fisk and luminous Alexis Bledel don't have much in terms of screen time and their characters lack development but they do make the best of what they've got. I was particularly bothered that the Jill character was a cardboard. At one moment she's throwing herself at him and then pushing him away. This is repeated but we are offered no explanation of her motivation. Katey Segal is wonderful. Even though the film did not work for me entirely, 'I'm Reed Fish' does imply a certain appeal but this is messed up in a somewhat lacklustre film.

I watched this movie via Pay Per View on cable with my daughter last night. Having watched three other movies this weekend, I think I liked this one the best. Reed shows a nearly idyllic view of life in a small town in the summertime, where all the inhabitants are nice folk, and the weather is perfect every day. This movie is really about that moment when you are 20-ish and you really make the big decisions that can determine what the rest of your life will be like. Since the writer put his own real name in the title of the movie, it isn't hard to imagine that this is his story. Yes, this is not the most exciting movie ever, but the main character was very likable, the humor was amusing and the girls very pretty. Compared to "Princess Diaries 2", another PG movie I saw this weekend, "I'm Reed Fish" was easily the more enjoyable film.