Watts and Coffey may have vaulted Hollywood's gated enclaves, but this affectionate film shows they haven't forgotten, nor idealized, their days among the ranks of the struggling and ambitious.
Ellie Parker is at once hilarious and harrowing, and in being so, seems right on target.
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Fun, scattershot Hollywood spoof.
60
Film Threat
Film Threat
A rare pleasure.
50
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
A splendid idea for a film goes largely wasted despite a brave performance by Naomi Watts as a struggling actress trying to figure it all out in Hollywood.
50
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
A clumsy spoof of Hollywood, EP always roots for its hapless heroine. But where this trifle fascinates most is in its connections to David Lynch's masterpiece.