I admit it. I have certain views about a movie before I see it. It’s been a lifelong affliction, and one that, unfortunately, cannot be cured, not even with vaguely described prescription drugs. I watched the DVD of “The Wrong Guy” a couple of hours before I saw “Sweet Home Alabama,” a romantic comedy that was everything I knew it would be. Just as I guessed correctly with “Wrong Guy” – it’s a far-fetched, slightly irritating movie that is (partially) redeemed by its star and co-writer Dave Foley.

Foley plays Nelson Hibbert, a confident executive at a major, faceless corporation. That is, up until the day he misses out on a promotion to president that he mistakenly believed would be his, partly because he’s dating the boss’s daughter. Simultaneously furious and distraught, Nelson decides to go give his boss a piece of his mind, only to find that his boss is dead, stabbed in the neck by an unknown assailant. While trying to assess the situation, Nelson becomes covered in blood. Knowing that no one will believe that he isn’t responsible for his boss’s murder, he starts running and frequently looks back. However, the real murderer was caught on tape, so Nelson’s name is officially cleared. While on the lam, he meets many new people and finds true love in the unsuspectingLynn (Jennifer Tilly).

“The Wrong Guy” is at times an original, unpredictable movie and at other times it seems to have originated in the cookie cutter fashion. Its long-running gags, funny at first, made me want to throw something hard and heavy at the TV near the end.

For all the parts of the movie that I laughed at hysterically, there were equally as many bits that I cringed at. The plot is stupid, something I had already discovered after reading a synopsis of the plot.

But thankfully, the writers and director make up for the annoying plot through their creative, unique ways of filmmaking. The talented cast also helps to keep “Wrong Guy” afloat.

As for the DVD, it is really not that good. I only recently started buying DVDs and I always look at the special features listed on the back before buying. I look for the seemingly worthless time-waster that is more formally known as the audio commentary, and anything else I can shamefully/gleefully use as a tool for procrastination.

“The Wrong Guy” DVD has virtually no special features. It has the normal scene selection, subtitles, and wide-screen format, none of which are decent supplementals. Now, I may be expecting a little too much here since I recently bought the “Jerry Maguire” DVD (great movie, by the way), which boasts two discs of special features, including rehearsal footage and the title character’s infamous “Mission Statement.” Either way, the “Wrong Guy” DVD is pathetically lacking in supplementals.

Overall, “The Wrong Guy” is a decent movie, and that is actually high praise these days. It sure is an original, unique comedy, though pretty predictable. In the end, it was everything I knew it would be.