I could not believe the 5* rating on a Barry Levinson movie, and I'm glad I did't. What we have here is unique in its kind movie about nature of fame and success in Hollywood. Jimmy is a bad actor and full on naive romantic trying to get a role in all the wrong ways he can imagine. Being bored to death he starts a vigilante joke on LAPD that goes too far, as he finds himself unable to adapt to the world he is living in. Film is very well written and shot, the only beef i have with it is that it's too slow. Unnecessary slow. Barry was trying to give it something like a dark|tragic side. He did not exactly succeed, but it's not a problem. Jimmy Hollywood is smart and funny, super rewarding for patient and observant viewer. I can only explain 5* rating by unlikabilaty of Jimmys character. Also it is a role of bad actor played by bad actor. Yet, it, somehow, all works! Believe me or not.
Review of Jimmy Hollywood
