Torn Apart

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2017)

Have you ever had an embarrassing failure in your life? Have you ever been told that you were so bad you'll never achieve your dreams, no matter how hard you've tried to achieve them? This is the story of every artist, successful and unsuccessful, in which they are forced to overcome the all too typical adversity of the cruel city of Los Angeles. But sometimes, when a door is slammed in your face, an even better one is opened next to you. Walk through that door. It's the door that enters The Room.
Released in 2003 to the sound of crickets was perhaps the worst film of the past 50 years. A film so monumentally atrocious, it was destined to be a cult classic of Rocky Horror Picture Show proportions. Starting it's run late-nights on Adult Swim and skyrocketing into meme heaven on YouTube, The Room became a beloved cinematic train wreck and the world became fascinated with the human enigma known as Tommy Wiseau. Greg Sestero, the film's co-star leaked the juicy behind the scenes details of The Room in the hit autobiography The Disaster Artist, which revealed that the film had a more troubled and depressing backstory than anyone would've imagined. James Franco took it upon himself to bring this story to the big screen.
What we get is a masterful movie about making movies. The Disaster Artist is an all-time crowning achievement in biopic history. It deserves to be recognized alongside 8 1/2, Ed Wood and Boogie Nights. I laughed uproariously as much as I felt terribly sorry for the unfortunate beautiful soul that is Tommy Wiseau. A man who wants to be famous at all costs, both literally and figuratively. A man who nearly destroys every relationship in his life to make The Room, a film that ultimately people love to hate. You can say that it's a tragic comedy that makes a mockery out of Wiseau.. that is until the scene of the film's premiere in LA. From horrified gasps to raucous cheers, The Room goes from DOA to the stuff of legend in less than 90 minutes. If ever there was a story about someone who fell face first into fame, Tommy Wiseau is the one. James Franco is phenomenal, alongside his younger brother Dave Franco (as Greg). I loved seeing these two together and the amount of heart they pour into the rocky friendship of Tommy and Greg. These are two men that love each other dearly and who's souls were meant to come together, despite the disaster (if you will) that ensued.
What else can I say but.. YOU ARE TEARING ME APART!!!