hilarious while at the same time being emotionally touching and insightful

Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2018)

The Room has been an inside joke among me and, at this point, millions of others for years now, and I have relished gleefully in the momentous amount of popularity that movie has received recently, leading to the making of THIS movie, an adaptation of Greg Sestero's making-of memoir, a book I still desperately want to get my hands on! The Disaster Artist is a magnificent movie in its own right, and it tells a story of universal human truths, which I know sounds a bit over the top (probably because it is). The film made me laugh and cry, and touched me so deeply largely because of how relatable it is to anyone who, like me, is artistically ambitious and has actually, in one way or another, worked on film production, whether it be professional or otherwise.
All across the board, the acting is great, particularly James Franco who stars as the now famous mystery movie maker Tommy Wiseau, a man who is mocked by ththe film, but also deeply understood. We see his obnoxious, idiotic side as well as his more tender and relateable side. 2017 has been a great year for movies about complicated characters that are deeply flawed, but are also portrayed with a deep understanding (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is even better than The Disaster Artist, or damn near any other movie for that matter), and The Disaster Artist is no exception. If you want to be emotionally engaged by something, regardless of whether or not you have seen The Room and will get every inside joke, The Disaster Artist is not the worst place to visit.