The Disaster Artist
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.
19 July 1977, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
21 February 1980, Canoga Park, California, USA
4 January 1980, Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA
30 January 1989, Santa Monica, California, USA
12 November 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 December 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 February 1983, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
14 April 1980, Palo Alto, California, USA
2 August 1970, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
20 June 1989, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 December 1972, Nahant, Massachusetts, USA
18 October 1987, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
8 September 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
16 August 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 September 1986, Miami, Florida, USA
7 March 1956, Hollywood, California, USA
27 August 1981, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
14 February 1916, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
December 20, 2017
The film alternates between embracing the individual viewer and the collective appreciation of bad, bad art, and while we are often laughing uproariously at the audacity of the story unfolding, there are moments of sadness where we fear we shouldn't.
December 20, 2017
Anger and self-pity practically bleed off the screen in The Room, but The Disaster Artist only hints at what could have inspired such animus.
December 20, 2017
The movie condenses the complicated Wiseau-Sestero relationship into a broad "two friends take on Hollywood" narrative, robbing the story of so many of its eccentricities.
December 23, 2017
A very trivial and insubstantial character study.
December 07, 2017
Franco delivers a comedy that's delightfully offbeat. It probably helps if you've actually seen "The Room," but you can safely spare yourself that experience.
December 24, 2017
A thoughtful, deeply humorous portrait of a man who wanted to make a movie in spite of the cynicism of others, and did so entirely on his terms - in this case, for far worse results than most.
December 07, 2017
[James] Franco has not just made a really sharp, funny movie about movie making. He's also made a layered and intimate portrait of a friendship with his own brother, Dave Franco.
December 08, 2017
Wiseau also makes a pretty good avatar for Franco himself: a mercurial, relentless performer whose ambition encompasses a thrilling willingness to crash and burn. And it's that identification that makes the comedy work here: Franco kids because he loves.
December 21, 2017
Franco feels the same affection and respect for Tommy that the tandem Tim Burton/Johnny Depp have for Ed Wood... [Full review in Spanish]
December 08, 2017
"The Disaster Artist" is a sweet, emotionally engaging tribute to friendship, the movies and the importance of dreams.
December 07, 2017
"The Disaster Artist" is a lot of fun, even if some of it is uncomfortable. And of course it's way better than "The Room."
December 10, 2017
Funny -- sometimes brutally -- and surprisingly touching, it works whether you've seen the source material or not, though there are plentiful shout-outs to die-hard fans.
