Storyline

As a writer stymied by past success, writers block, substance abuse, relationship problems and a serious set of father issues, Elliott's cracked-out chronicle of a bizarre murder trial amounts to less than the sum of its parts. Not long into the 2007 trial of programmer Hans Reiser, accused of murdering his wife, the defendant's friend Sean Sturgeon obliquely confessed to several murders (though not the murder of Reiser's wife). Elliott, caught up in the film-ready twist and his tenuous connection to Sturgeon (they share a BDSM social circle), makes a record of the proceedings. The result is a scattered, self-indulgent romp through the mind of a depressive narcissist obsessed with his insecurities and childhood traumas.—Publisher's Weekly

Plot Keywords

new york city, library, boxer shorts, videotape, vhs, video message, self harm, graffiti, false memory, snow, wrist slitting, troubled teen, childhood friend, ambulance, literary agent, laptop, telephone call, cell phone, court trial, murder trial

Short Review

Mr. Elliott's story is not helped by James Franco, who plays him with his usual smug catatonia.

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