Written by James M. Tate / 12/13/2017 / No comments / 2017 , bio , comedy , james franco , new
DAVE & JAMES FRANCO JOIN FORCES FOR 'THE DISASTER ARTIST'
James Franco hits the "Hi Mark" in The Disaster Artist YEAR: 2017 |
Thankfully, Franco has help in THE DISASTER ARTIST, based on the book by Wisseau's partner in schlock crime, Greg Sestero... here played by James's brother, Dave... to where this movie-about-a-movie feels more like an equal collaboration than a one-man-show. Not like Franco's leading performance isn't good and/or quirky enough on its own to make the viewer believe he's really Wisseau. But like most comedies from the last decade, centering more on reactions from the punchline than the punchline itself, brother Dave is given strategic extra screen-time so that Wisseau's persona could — as smoothly yet awkwardly as possible — transfer beyond THE ROOM's cult base into the mainstream i.e. fans of the Brothers Franco...
The actual ROOM dvd |
Co-producer Seth Rogen plays Sandy, a begrudged script supervisor joined with an equally bitter Director of Photography (of THE ROOM) to provide a wry Roman Chorus to what's happening before us on screen, which we're more than familiar with since it takes half the film to get to THE ROOM's production.
DisasterScore: ***1/2 |
Then again, this does turn Wisseau into a person to feel sorry for, contributing to the askew Bromance between the polar opposite friends, Tommy and Greg, set out to "make a movie on their own" after Hollywood shuns them...
So without Rogen's constant meddling, and more time spent on what really made Tommy Wisseau tick (as opposed to what ticked him off), THE DISASTER ARTIST, about the planning and making of a great bad movie, would be even better than the good (if safe) bio-comedy that it is.
So without Rogen's constant meddling, and more time spent on what really made Tommy Wisseau tick (as opposed to what ticked him off), THE DISASTER ARTIST, about the planning and making of a great bad movie, would be even better than the good (if safe) bio-comedy that it is.
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