The Disaster Artist
A24 | Release Date: December 1, 2017
7.6
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Generally favorable reviews based on 399 Ratings
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jgzegerMar 15, 2018
A movie about a rich guy who fancies himself an actor but who has no talent and no one will hire him. So he produces, directs, and stars in his own movie. Why was this movie made? Is it that important or compelling a story to be made on film?A movie about a rich guy who fancies himself an actor but who has no talent and no one will hire him. So he produces, directs, and stars in his own movie. Why was this movie made? Is it that important or compelling a story to be made on film? No on all counts.… Expand
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davd123Jan 25, 2018
First of all I didn't watched the movie Room so it was probably my mistake for picking this movie. At first I didn't even knew what this movie was about, but it had some similar scenes and I remembered that these scenes is so similar withFirst of all I didn't watched the movie Room so it was probably my mistake for picking this movie. At first I didn't even knew what this movie was about, but it had some similar scenes and I remembered that these scenes is so similar with scenes of movie Room which I watched before. So then I knew what it was about it kinda disappointing me but I still managed to watch it till the end. But at the end I felt nothing, nothing special.… Expand
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WhiskeyStoriesDec 27, 2017
James Franco is absolutely fantastic as Wiseau and the film has an endearing sense of sincerety, other than these two positive aspect I did not find the film to be that exceptional. Most of the scenes that were funny were the recreations andJames Franco is absolutely fantastic as Wiseau and the film has an endearing sense of sincerety, other than these two positive aspect I did not find the film to be that exceptional. Most of the scenes that were funny were the recreations and I found the "moving" emotional scenes to be sorta cute, but overly schmaltzy. I found The Disaster Artist to be kinda bland and more or less boring. It's extremely overhyped. I'd say that you'll probably enjoy it more if you haven't seen the original, but as far as a recommendation goes, go watch The Room instead.… Expand
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MemoryMuffJan 24, 2018
It's kind of sad when the whole point of a movie is to show how well James Franco can impersonate someone and shove it in everybody's face....
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TyranianAug 26, 2019
Reasonably entertaining film, James Franco is good as a complete fruitcake.
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KirixaFeb 22, 2020
It's a very entertaining retelling of a crazy cult flick, but Dave Franco hurts to watch. Everything, his demeanor, acting, facial expressions, it's all so incredibly fake. It seems like he's only on board because his older brother landedIt's a very entertaining retelling of a crazy cult flick, but Dave Franco hurts to watch. Everything, his demeanor, acting, facial expressions, it's all so incredibly fake. It seems like he's only on board because his older brother landed lead. Who casts two brothers in these roles anyway?… Expand
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RalfbergsMay 27, 2021
It was ok, I don't see it being that crazily good or something, plus most of it is them just reenacting scenes from The Room, but it was ok.
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CodyNewlonAug 4, 2018
James Franco's spot on performance of writer, director and producer Tommy Wiseau was one of few aspects of the film that were really keeping me engaged and motivated to stay with the story. Yes, the side by side comparison scenes from TheJames Franco's spot on performance of writer, director and producer Tommy Wiseau was one of few aspects of the film that were really keeping me engaged and motivated to stay with the story. Yes, the side by side comparison scenes from The Room were well done and fun to watch, but still felt like it was lacking in style and substance (and originality). The whole copy and paste just wasn't doing it for me. I might as well should just be watching The Room instead. At times it felt the film was relying too much on the funny moments from The Room that everyone was familiar with to really get a reaction out of the audience. They didn't have their own humor. If I wasn't already familiar with the source material I probably wouldn't have spent the time watching this movie. I would recommend this movie if you're already familiar with The Room, but if not, just watch The Room. What do I know, this is just my opinion.… Expand
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YungKangJun 20, 2018
It's clearly a labor of love from major Hollywood names that were big fans of the original film, but it's not altogether as charming, quirky, absurdist, or part of the so-bad-it's-good magic that allows the original film to continueIt's clearly a labor of love from major Hollywood names that were big fans of the original film, but it's not altogether as charming, quirky, absurdist, or part of the so-bad-it's-good magic that allows the original film to continue enthralling audiences today.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I should start out by saying that I didn't know the story its based on, so it was all new to me. Its a strange, quirky film about the filming of a strange, quirky film and featuring a, you guessed it, somewhat strange, quirky main character. I'm not sure what to make of it, other than it being a strange tale of eccentricity, there obviously being a somewhat cheesy theme, or undercurrent, of chasing after your dream, having self belief enough to convince yourself you'll achieve what you want. Yadda yadda. Its not an awful film (that'd be too ironic somehow), its a cringe-y film about a cringe-y story ultimately, I suppose and I feel I wasn't the ideal viewer for it as I really had no idea about the story it was portraying but it was interesting never the less. I wouldn't expressly recommend this film as such to others though, no.… Expand
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DarkwingSchmuckMar 8, 2022
A respectable attempt by James Franco, who's portrayal of Tommy Wiseau is the most interesting thing about this biopic. Unfortunately, there isn't much more to learn here about Wiseau as a person, or even The Room in general, that youA respectable attempt by James Franco, who's portrayal of Tommy Wiseau is the most interesting thing about this biopic. Unfortunately, there isn't much more to learn here about Wiseau as a person, or even The Room in general, that you wouldn't get by just watching The Room.… Expand
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