A comedy that manages to connect to audiences

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2018)

While The Disaster Artist was one of this year's most exceptional comedies, I can't help but feel that the over popularized: "The Room" has now become a meme that won't go away, rather than the magic that once was upon first viewing. Indeed the Room has walked out of its once cult favourite status and is now a national phenomena following this excellent rendition of Tommy Wiseau's story by James Franco. But unfortunately it comes as a rather bittersweet sentiment as long time fans have loss that special gem of a horrible film that was once for themselves.
The disaster artist itself was full of laughs ofcourse and the performances were all very good including both the Franco brothers yet it does fall flat in the final scene where the comedy of the original "The Room" was in my opinion played up to an extent that really starts to make audiences cringe. However, the portrayal of Tommy and the comedy behind the real life character of Tommy and the mysteries behind him was all depicted quite brilliantly.
This is definitely one of the smarter comedies to come out in recent years and still maintains a strong dramatic air that allows viewers to root for Tommy. In my opinion a successful comedy will manage to bring laughs but also moments of connection and relatability, and in an age of overplayed 'situational' comedies and over the top 'what if' scenarios. Perhaps an absurd yet true story is the best way to go. The disaster artist is certainly one to show despite of some flaws regarding the allocation of screen time to certain events and some issues with pacing as well as my personal issues with the final scene and the general over-hyped reception of the disaster artist.