Pandering for Oscars

Rating: 1/10 (26 June 2012)

What a horribly transparent attempt at pandering for Oscar votes by appealing to the basest instincts of Hollywood-types (i.e. uncompromising narcissism). The most disappointing part: it worked. Most critics weren't wise enough to see through the "Emperor's New Clothes."
The movie is mildly entertaining but ultimately entirely insignificant. It plays off one running gag which seems clever at first but the redundancy amounts to Chinese water torture. As much as I tried to take the Hollywood love-fest with a grain of salt, it became horribly aggravating midway through the movie.
Perfect citation of a style does NOT amount to innovation. Homage can be done better through allusion than repetition. In fact, the flatness of the movie does disservice to that which it attempts to honor.