A modern-day ED WOOD; the Franco Bros. shine

Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2018)

THE DISASTER ARTIST (2017) *** James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, Alison Brie, Seth Rogen, Paul Scheer, Zac Efron, Josh Hucherson, June Diane Raphael, Megan Mullally, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith. Inspired biopic about the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau's friendship with Greg Sestero (the Franco brothers, both excellent) whose unlikely relationship leads to the former's dream of making his own film despite the fact he is woefully untalented and resulting in one of Hollywood's worst films ever made 'The Room'. Based on Sestero's account with Tom Bissell, the screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, along with the elder Franco's stable direction, goes along the same trajectory of 'Ed Wood' and rightfully so, depicting a delusional yet energetic artist desperate to make his voice heard. Funny and surprisingly poignant but going in you will still know pretty much nothing about the real deal the film depicts.