The Disaster Artist (2017)

Release date: 2017-12-08
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: James Franco
Production Co: Good Universe, New Line Cinema, Point Grey Pictures
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 1h 44min

Storyline

Aspiring actor Greg Sestero befriends the eccentric Tommy Wiseau. The two travel to L.A, and when Hollywood rejects them, Tommy decides to write, direct, produce and star in their own movie. That movie is The Room, which has attained cult status as the "Citizen Kane" of bad movies.

Plot Keywords

friendship, acting, bromance, film within a film, based on true story, anger, filmmaking, based on book, audition, movie theater, movie premiere, actor, behind the scenes, bad acting, shooting, filming, script, camera, light, water

Short Review

Funny -- sometimes brutally -- and surprisingly touching, it works whether you've seen the source material or not, though there are plentiful shout-outs to die-hard fans.