Pretty Funny

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2019)

James Franco is great in this. At first, it almost feels like you're watching a Saturday Night Live skit as you watch his character - real life Tommy Wiseau - try to make it in Hollywood alongside his friend Greg (played by Franco's real life brother Dave). Tommy Wiseau isn't just weird. He's bizarre. So bizarre in fact that you question if he really acts like that. But look him up, and yes he does. And James Franco's commitment to the performance makes it work. It stops feeling a like an SNL skit and starts to feel like you've entered the Twilight Zone of Tommy's life. The main question I had in my head was Why did Greg (who seemed pretty normal) want to be friends with Tommy? Was it just the money? Watch it and draw your own conclusions.