Hysterical mockumentary that understands in order to be funny, the characters in a movie like this have to first be engaging and likable. Just as with the sitcom The Office for instance, these are comically exaggerated personas we recognize from our own lives, especially those of us who are filmmakers.
We Make Movies is every bit as funny as Christopher Guest films like A Mighty Wind, Waiting For Guffman and Best in Show. It reminded me of the early days of SCTV with John Candy, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy. You can tell they spent a long time on the script, something too many indie filmmakers fail to do, meticulously working out the beats and the comic timing so that it seems effortless but probably was anything but. And it doesn't resort to scatological or bathroom humor for cheap laughs.
No, there are no star names, but it features a future star in the lead by the name of Matt Tory. He's a cross between Jon Favreau and Bob Newhart, with hilarious subtle facial expressions and line deliveries.
Fans of smart-ass, quirky, slice of life comedy, give this a chance. You will not be disappointed.