My favourite movie of the year, so far!

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2017)

Oh hi, IMDb user... how's your sex life? Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
'The Room' (2003), is, without a doubt, one of the worst films ever made. Tommy Wiseau (who wrote, directed, produced and starred in it), had a vision that nobody else could understand. A vision so unique, that it just did not make sense.
We see aspiring young actor Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) struggling in acting class, feeling ridiculous and having no confidence to act in front of people, afraid that they will humiliate him. It is there that he meets a strange looking man with long black hair, odd fashion sense and an accent so bizarre, it sounds like a cross between American, French, and maybe Russian(?). That man is Tommy Wiseau (James Franco), who feels no shame in performing however he can in front of an audience, despite his over-acting and messing up the lines.
These two seem to form an unlikely friendship. Greg admires Tommy's confidence and willing to go the extra mile to be a movie star. Tommy decides to take the time to teach Greg how to "express himself". They decide to head to Los Angeles to fully achieve their goals to become actors, but everywhere they go, they get rejections from all over. Greg meets a girl, and Tommy feels strongly about this, as he fears he could lose his only friend.
After a plethora of rejections, Tommy and Greg come up with an idea that they should just make their own movie to prove what they have got. So Tommy gets writing, and comes up with... "The Room".
This movie directed by James Franco - based on Greg Sestero's "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room" - is mostly about friendship. I found myself caring for the close bond that Tommy and Greg have. It's heartwarming to see Tommy - who probably struggled to make friends throughout his life - find someone as caring as Greg, who looks out for this strange human being. James Franco does a great job making Tommy Wiseau seem sympathetic and down-to-earth. I actually found myself feeling sorry for him at one point... never thought I could, but wow!
Dave Franco does a terrific job at playing the troubled actor, Greg. The guy that always has to help Tommy stand on his own two feet and support him, no matter what everyone else says.
If you're an aspiring filmmaker, this is definitely the film for you. It reminds me a lot of Tim Burton's 'Ed Wood' (1994) and/or Disney's 'Saving Mr. Banks' (2013), about the somewhat troubled production behind some films. Tommy Wiseau is kind of an odd inspiration, but one thing you got to give to him... he was never afraid to give up. He did what he could, and in a way, he did achieve it.
'The Room' will always be an inspiration for bad movies, and after seeing James Franco's biopic, Wiseau should definitely look back and be proud of what he's done.
Now, let's go eat, huh...