One of the worst movies you'll ever see unless you're an aspiring filmmaker or a cinephile.
Where to begin? The Kevin Bacon led film attempts to depict Hollywood from the perspective of someone entering the system, but before they sell out. At least that's what's depicted in the movie. The young director played by Kevin Bacon makes an award winning short film, then is approached by a megalomaniac producer who promises him a hit, as long as he does what the producer says. One by one the director gives up his creative vision to the produce, leading him into a rabbit hole.
If you want to know whether he makes it out or not I suppose you'll have to watch the film, because I'm not going to spoil it here. But what a waste of an hour and a half of your life it would be. Themes? I guess don't sell out your ideas. But that's about it and it takes to long to get across. Everything in this movies' a joke, and scenes switch mid scene to fantasies depicting how the scene feels to our main character, like approaching the film awards two minutes into the film becomes him entering a Nazi prison camp. An excellent idea but the way it's done is just... goofy. Was the movie about a director even made by a director? I guess technically it had to be. The acting is just ok and the filmmaking resembles a tv movie, especially in the direction and cinematography.
However, this film has one redeeming quality. And you have to be a particular type of person for this to apply to you. If you are a fellow filmmaker or cinephile, you might think this movie is ok. It actually didn't feel this long to me because in my every day life I related to a lot of the things our main character does. If that's you, I recommend this film as it gives you a bit of perspective on the people behind the camera who make the films we love. But if that's not you, don't waste your time, there are better things to watch.
Where to begin? The Kevin Bacon led film attempts to depict Hollywood from the perspective of someone entering the system, but before they sell out. At least that's what's depicted in the movie. The young director played by Kevin Bacon makes an award winning short film, then is approached by a megalomaniac producer who promises him a hit, as long as he does what the producer says. One by one the director gives up his creative vision to the produce, leading him into a rabbit hole.
If you want to know whether he makes it out or not I suppose you'll have to watch the film, because I'm not going to spoil it here. But what a waste of an hour and a half of your life it would be. Themes? I guess don't sell out your ideas. But that's about it and it takes to long to get across. Everything in this movies' a joke, and scenes switch mid scene to fantasies depicting how the scene feels to our main character, like approaching the film awards two minutes into the film becomes him entering a Nazi prison camp. An excellent idea but the way it's done is just... goofy. Was the movie about a director even made by a director? I guess technically it had to be. The acting is just ok and the filmmaking resembles a tv movie, especially in the direction and cinematography.
However, this film has one redeeming quality. And you have to be a particular type of person for this to apply to you. If you are a fellow filmmaker or cinephile, you might think this movie is ok. It actually didn't feel this long to me because in my every day life I related to a lot of the things our main character does. If that's you, I recommend this film as it gives you a bit of perspective on the people behind the camera who make the films we love. But if that's not you, don't waste your time, there are better things to watch.