The Disaster Artist (2017)

The Disaster Artist: Directed by James Franco. With Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor. When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.

“u0026quot;The Disaster Artistu0026quot; is a true story based on the making of the notoriously bad cult film u0026quot;The Room,u0026quot; directed by Tommy Wiseasu. Wiseau is played by James Franco and Wiseauu0026#39;s friend Greg Sestero is played by Dave Franco. This was interesting, because I had heard so much about u0026quot;the Roomu0026quot; and its cult status as one of the worst movies ever made. The trailer for the Disaster Artist was really intriguing, and I walked out pretty pleased.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie has the Franco Brothers and Seth Rogen, and we all know the reputation that comes with them. They make stoner comedies and basically all play the same characters in every movie theyu0026#39;re in. That is not the case here. All of those clichés from those movies that we see from these guys are thrown out of the window. It was a nice change of pace and pleasant surprise for all of these guys after watching their work and seeing the same stale comedies delivered to audiences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI also wouldnu0026#39;t u0026quot;technicallyu0026quot; categorize this movie as a u0026quot;comedy.u0026quot; Itu0026#39;s definitely more of a dramedy with comedic scenes mixed in, but this is because Tommy Wiseau, who is so magnificently played by James Franco in what is probably his best performance to date (yes I went there), is such a weird, mysterious, eccentric, and strange individual that his words and actions and his weird passion to make a movie come off as comedic. Itu0026#39;s the more intense drama scenes that really work well within this movie. I will add that the comedic scenes shown the trailer are not the only funny scenes in the movie. Thereu0026#39;s definitely more humor in the movie aside from those scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy issue with this movie really just comes down to pacing. It took a while for the buildup, and I get it, itu0026#39;s character development and you have to explain the relationship between Tommy and Greg, and thatu0026#39;s character development, but it just felt a little too long. There were instances where I was checking my watch and thought to myself u0026quot;i thought Seth Rogen was in this movie.u0026quot; I would also say that the character of Amber, played by Alison Brie, really didnu0026#39;t move the story forward all that much and I felt like she wasnu0026#39;t needed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, I enjoyed it. Laughed my ass off in some parts. Both Francos and Seth Rogen for that matter are really good in the movie, itu0026#39;s a behind the scenes type of movie that shows you how not to make a movie. I thought they did a really good job of capturing just how strange and determined Tommy Wiseasu was.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI am going to give u0026quot;The Disaster Artistu0026quot; a B+.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCheck out my review of u0026quot;The Disaster Artistu0026quot; here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT5-PfMK180”