The effort's there, but the aim is off

Rating: 6/10 (8 April 2018)

I'm not gonna lie, I had high hopes for "The Disaster Artist", but . . . eh, let's face it, they showed all the funny stuff in the trailers. Yeah, it's one of those movies, and in that respect, Seth Rogen steals the show (simply by virtue of playing the center of the crew's frustration).
Don't get me wrong, you've gotta give James Franco credit here, he's got the Tommy Wiseau "character" down cold - the guy goes all out - but the movie goes awry because it tries to make Wiseau into some kind of misunderstood conundrum. The best parts are when they're actually making "The Room", but that's only half the movie.
6/10