"The Disaster Artist" Review
Based on the book that surrounded the events around the making of 2003's "The Room", "The Disaster Artist" is an excellent underdog story detailing the turbulent friendship between Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) and the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau (James Franco). These two people are perfect foils and gives us a very focused look at what went into The Room, which, against all odds, became one of the most celebrated movies of all time (No, I haven't seen it).
This is the first time I've even seen a Dave Franco performance that I actually liked. I think he balances the humanity of his character's naivety and the ability to compliment James Franco's performance extremely well. We see their motivations play out and we see how they need each other in order take on the rest of the world. Undoubtedly James Franco's portrayal of one of the world's most mysterious and intriguing people deserves as much praise as he's already getting. I would go as far as to say that James Franco's Tommy Wiseau is the greatest depiction of a non-fictitious characters since Charlize Theron's Aileen Wuornos in "Monster". Every syllable he stresses and every action he makes keeps me on the edge. It's so funny, so sad, yet so sympathetic.
Though the camera doesn't do anything inspiring and the pacing does drag towards the end. "The Disaster Artist" is one of the year's most powerful and strangest movies.