The Disaster Artist

The whole world mocks Tommy Wiseau, thanks to his infamously bad film, The Room. It's extremely easy to jump on the bandwagon, produce a feature length behind-the-scenes anecdotes of said picture, generate big laughs and bucks from it. But, James Franco did the opposite, sailing deep to retrieve the heart involved with the project and the man who made it all happen. The whole world mocked, but he chose to respect a fellow creator, and most of all, a human being.

Prime selling factor here was definitely James Franco's impression of Tommy Wiseau. The makeup's fantastic! Acting's spot on! And it's a brilliant idea to have this eccentric man as one of the leads! He's mysterious, secretive, private, unjustifiably wealthy, fearless, careless, inspiring yet intimidating at the same time!

Tommy Wiseau held on to the belief that the world didn't like him because of who he was and how he looked, but unable to grasp acceptance, respect, trust, learning, listening and course-diversion. He only wanted to do what he wanted to do, without knowing how to do it properly. He was too self-obsessed! And the entire story revolved around how unchanging of a character this person was, that led straight to his own destruction.

James Franco did a terrific job in reenacting scenes from the real thing. Be it the frames, acting nuances or timing, differences were near indistinguishable! The theory of The Room being Tommy's actual life chronicle may very well be true. The amount of atrocities that went behind the making of it was unimaginable! 'Ugly body' sex scene shooting was hilariously tragic! The same can be said about the heartbreaking climax. What's amazing is that, The Room failed being a decent film, but the byproduct outcome and response were the same as what a good film would get! Fame, name, buzz and return of investment. This was possible maybe because of Tommy's sincerity, who knows.

As much as the account was regarding Tommy Wiseau's The Room, his friendship with Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) took the front seat. The evolution of their relationship, from an unlikely bonding to jealousy poisoning before breaking off was heartful. By contrasting both of them in efforts they've taken to improve on their respective careers, we learn more about the flaws in Tommy's ways and how he has dominated Greg, and as a result, directly impacted the latter's future from flourishing.

For the most parts, James Franco managed to balance the comics and dramas. When it's funny, it's the bomb! When it's serious, it gives you the feels. The Disaster Artist's set-up was slow as there weren't as many engaging events. Tommy Wiseau should have been shown facing more rejections prior to arriving to a strong decision. Also, Dave Franco's beard looked fake.

If you think about it, The Disaster Artist is a filmception; a movie about a director who directed a movie while acting in it, which was directed by a director who acted in it too. That's crazy!