passion turns awkward

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2018)

I interpreted "The Disaster Artist" the same way that I did "Ed Wood": the characters have no idea how to make a good movie, but they stick to their guns anyway. I had heard of "The Room" before I saw this, but now I understand the whole process. Obviously I don't know the full story, and I've never met any of the characters, so I can't confirm the authenticity. What I can say is that the cast puts its all into the roles.
James Franco (also the director) leads the cast as the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau. Franco makes Tommy out to be an ambitious but unsympathetic individual, the type who doesn't care if he makes everyone uncomfortable (i.e., he strolls through the set mostly naked). A truly weird guy.
Now that I've seen this movie, I would like to see "The Room", understanding that it's apparently one of the worst movies ever made (but can it really be worse than "Mac and Me" or "Eyes Wide Shut"?). In the meantime, I recommend this one.