James Franco SOARS as Tommy Wiseau in this Hilarious & Affecting Comedy!

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2017)

Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film 'The Room' is widely considered to be the worst film of all-time by too many, although I accept I haven't dared to watch the film yet. I did see the trailer though in anticipation for 'The Disaster Artist'. And oh boy, the trailer itself made it clear to me how big a dud it is.
But Director-Producer-Actor James Franco takes inspiration from that super-dud movie & turns it into a behind-the-scenes look at 'The Room', and delivers his best film to date. Franco goes all-out in his portrayal of Wiseau, pitching in one of the year's best performances, that redefines comedic idiocracy to an all new level. Franco is a force of nature & portrays a terrible actor, with terrific timing. 'The Disaster Artist' is all kinds of amusing & ridiculous, but its never out of heart or genuine feeling. I LOVED IT!
'The Disaster Artist' Synopsis: When Greg Sestero (Dave Franco, in good from), an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
'The Disaster Artist', above all, is a story about dreams & ambition. Wiseau may never become the artist he thought he'd become, but he did make a movie & gained a cult-following, even if it was for all the wrong reasons. 'The Disaster Artist' explores Wiseau's unrealistically abysmal vision & what went behind the making of his dream project 'The Room', and turns it into an unexpected story on living your dream. Franco keeps the proceedings hilariously over-the-top & captures Wiseau's absurdity with the perfect blend of madness & ambition. With several laugh-out-loud moments & a few really affecting ones, Franco churns out 'The Disaster Artist' with astonishing success.
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber's Screenplay, which is based on the non-fiction book The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Film Ever Made by Greg Sestero & Tom Bissell, is splendid. The humorous tone is fabulously maintained & the sequences that follow one after the other, deliver big laughs, but its the relationship between Wiseau & Sestero, that is the emotional core of the film. Watching two men, one way crazier than the other, chase their dreams & believing in each other despite facing repeated rejection, is heartfelt & relatable. Franco's Direction is excellent. He's handled this comedy proficiently. Cinematography, Editing, Art & Costume Design deserve a special mention. Make-Up, also, is very well-done.
Performance-Wise: Franco's turn as Wiseau, is a Tour-De-Force. Right from his accent (which Wiseau proclaims to be from New Orleans, but sounds nothing like it), to the restlessness in his body-language, to delivering the worst performance as "Johnny" in 'The Room', Franco SOARS. This is his finest performance to date, that truly deserves Oscar-Attention. Go, get it Franco! Of the rest of the cast, Dave Franco does a good job as Sestero. Alison Brie is extremely charming as Sestero's girlfriend. Seth Rogen as the script supervisor is first-rate. Josh Hutcherson, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Zac Efron & June Diane Raphael, all who appear as actors in 'The Room', are hilarious to watch. Sharon Stone & Melanie Griffith appear in fun cameos.
On the whole, 'The Disaster Artist' is anything but a disaster. This Comedy based on the Worst Film, is actually among 2017's best films! Don't Miss It.
And...Oh, Haai, Mark!