Though this movie is not perfect, I thought it was a lot better than what many people felt, looking at the comments and the box office. The acting, for the most part, is excellent. Modine does a great job of seeming clueless and clumsy in his approach to his acting career, but I rooted for him because his character REALLY wanted it, he just hadn't figured on how to get it. Keener was at her sparkling, sassy best.
I think it's main problem is not so much the meandering, or the foibles of the characters: it's that the entire setting is so particular to New York I'm unsure about how much of the humor translates. This is not a patronizing jab at the
universe beyond the five boroughs; my experiences made me howl at things
that others may find completely stupid. Anyone who's ever been an actor or in the fashion industry in NYC would find so many scenes uproariously funny. The catering scenes, especially, would be dear to the heart of any working actor
who's struggled in New York.
This, by the way, was not an independent movie, it was a Paramount release.
DeCillo, after the dismal box office, is back on the indie side of the fence. Good luck to him, I hope he continues to make movies.
I think it's main problem is not so much the meandering, or the foibles of the characters: it's that the entire setting is so particular to New York I'm unsure about how much of the humor translates. This is not a patronizing jab at the
universe beyond the five boroughs; my experiences made me howl at things
that others may find completely stupid. Anyone who's ever been an actor or in the fashion industry in NYC would find so many scenes uproariously funny. The catering scenes, especially, would be dear to the heart of any working actor
who's struggled in New York.
This, by the way, was not an independent movie, it was a Paramount release.
DeCillo, after the dismal box office, is back on the indie side of the fence. Good luck to him, I hope he continues to make movies.