This is not quite as bad as the critical reviewers are saying. Although I understand why the low ratings. Eric Schaeffer is a perfect example of a talented writer, director, and sometimes actor who is foiled by his own attitude and self-indulgence. His best films are the ones he doesn't star in; otherwise, his best films could have been even better if he did not insist on making it almost solely for his benefit. You can practically make out his voice screaming "me, me, me!" in many of the films he directed, wrote, and needed to be the lead actor in as well. My favorite from him is actually Boy Meets Girl. It is no coincidence that this is one of the few in his filmography where he is not an actor. Before I Go is also very good. Also no Eric Schaeffer, actor, in that one.

Alas, in this semi biographical Wirey Spindell, Eric Schaeffer stars as the womanizing $#@& who takes us down memory lane as he struggles with doubts for his wedding only days away.

It has a few great moments. Many not so great ones. But what even the naysayers cannot truthfully deny is that Eric Schaeffer does have some excellent writing skills, conveyed with engaging dialogue and the occasional witticism.

A pity, still, that he lets it all go to his head.

This is supposed to be the story of the life of a man named Wirey Spindell from age 8 through to 36 told in narrative by the character at each age point in his life. So for example, when he's eight, it's the eight year old's voice that is doing the narration; when he's in junior high, it's that one doing the narration, etc. That's about the only interesting thing about this movie. It looks like each actor playing Wirey is a separate character. Not only do they not look alike, their life experiences don't seem to match up.

Avoid this movie like a bad cold.

I usually can tolerate twisted movies, but this one is really a sick obsessive self-absorbed movie!

Firstly, the writer/director is totally a self-absorbed guy full of sick jokes that are not funny at all. Secondly, he is also a sick pervert who manipulates and poisons children's mind! I can't believe my ears when I heard the sick and perverted monologues spoken by the kids!

I really feel sorry for Zane Adlum and Devon Matthews. They are both very talented, but fell prey to Eric Schaeffer's dirty little-known movie!

And what the hell happened to Eric Mabius' good looking face? I mean, he met this girl that he's supposed to marry, but he wasn't in the wedding! In fact there is this bald guy in his place! Did time really fly that fast?

Anyway, don't waste your time to see this movie, unless you want to be poisoned and manipulated by one sick Eric Schaeffer!