The Disaster Artist
The real life story of writer/director Tommy Wiseau, the man behind what is often referred to as 'The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies,' The Room, is brought to life, chronicling the odd film's troubled development and eventual cult success.
22 October 1962, Naperville, Illinois, USA
27 June 1966, New York City, New York, USA
12 October 1992, Union, Kentucky, USA
28 July 1911, Amarillo, Texas, USA
16 August 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 December 1976, Statesboro, Georgia, USA
8 December 1980, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
1983, USA
13 May 1990, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 April 1978, Palo Alto, California, USA
18 October 1989, Newport Beach, California, USA
30 June 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 May 1947, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
23 September 1986, Miami, Florida, USA
10 March 1958, Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA
4 January 1980, Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA
24 October 1980, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
18 February 1977, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 February 1983, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 February 1931, Marion, Indiana, USA
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
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 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 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 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 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.
December 08, 2017
"The Disaster Artist" is a sweet, emotionally engaging tribute to friendship, the movies and the importance of dreams.
December 23, 2017
A very trivial and insubstantial character study.
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 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 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 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.
