Pretentious

Rating: 4/10 (7 April 2015)

The advertisements for this movie really drew me in, but when it was all over, all I could think was "pretentious". As in "let's make a movie that is deep and complex and full of 'message' and really shoot for that Oscar". But the final outcome of that big plan was a mess of a movie.
The most ironic part of this is that the movie was supposed to be about how crappy blockbusters are and how important "artful theater" is. And I *agree* with much of that message. I love live theater. I love *good* independent movies. And yet this artful movie was just a confusing mess, with tons of long try spells between anything interesting.
At least let me say something nice: Two thumbs up to Ed Norton for the incredible entrance scene he did. That was the highlight of the movie.