Review of Limelight

Limelight (I) (2017)
1/10
What an incredible waste of time and what a mess!
28 December 2021
The start of the film strongly implies that this naïve, talentless straight guy thinks he's going to be a "movie star" but will end up in gay porn. However, this incredibly confusing, muddled mess of a script has him making some odd film for 6+ months (????) however, we never actually get to see any scenes shot and there is lots and lots of discussion about social media and competing producers. Also, he's immediately provided (free of charge!) a very nice apartment and presumably all expenses are taken care of. OMG, this is such a train wreck. I kept thinking there is going to be some sort of twist, but no, it just gets worse and worse and worse. The acting is about as good as the script. How did this ever get made and exactly in what alternate universe do guys with no experience or talent from small towns get offered staring roles in legit films?
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