Hilarious portrayal of epic filmmaker eccentricity

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2017)

The story of the making of the film "The Room" is brilliantly realized in this biopic directed by James Franco. It's the story of the making of the one of worst critically-received films in memory. Franco impeccably stars as Tommy Wiseau, the mysterious aspiring Hollywood star who in the late 90s, no one had ever heard of and almost everyone avoided once they saw him except, Greg Sestero, a young aspiring actor (Dave Franco who is wonderfully sympathetic) who meets Wiseau in San Francisco in 1998.
The two realize early on that the odds are overwhelmingly against them in getting anyone in the industry to take them seriously or give them the time of day, so they embark on their own project to make their own movie with a script that Wiseau has written. Wiseau also directs the film, which turns out to be a unique experience for everyone involved.
No other film this year made me laugh as hard as this one. It's beyond hilarious how peculiar and unconventional Wiseau's filmmaking style comes across. His oddities just jump out at you like no other, but in an endearing way. Despite its comedic aspect, this film never intends to ridicule or make fun of Wiseau but instead seeks to portray him as an artist who had nothing but an honest-to-goodness belief in the work he was doing and devout faith that it would be recognized. It's a story that is too poignant to pass up. Recommended to the highest degree.