The Disaster Artist Review

Directed by: James Franco (Good Time Max, Child of God, In Dubious Battle)

Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen

Written by: Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, The Fault in our Stars) Based on the memoir by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissel)
 
Released: In theaters

Plot: The story of the making of The Room, a film that is widely known as one of the best so-bad-it's-good movies of all time.

Review:  I have read the book that this movie is based on very recently, so it was fresh in my mind when I saw the movie. The movie is not nearly as interesting as the book, but it is still a funny movie.
James Franco does an outstanding job portraying the mastermind behind The Room, Tommy Wiseau. He nails every aspect of his personality. He is an extremely bizarre person, but he always seems like a sympathetic character. There was many times I laughed at him, but I legitimately cared about his character
It is clear that this was made by fans of The Room, who respect Wiseau and his movie. They went into great detail recreating the set, which shows at the end, when they show recreations of scenes from the movie. They are shown side-by-side with the actual scenes to show that they are almost exactly identical.
The Disaster Artist is a funny biopic, with a great lead performance. Even though it doesn't live up to the potential of the book, and the ending scene is pretty cheesy, this is otherwise a decently written, entertaining film.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars