The Disaster Artist 2017 Movie

“People are very strange these days.” -Greg Sestero, The Room Throughout the process of listening to this audiobook with my family, I frequently wondered whether or not Sestero was an actually good author or if the story itself was just so good that even if he was a terrible author the book would still be enjoyable. The more I think about it, the more I realize he’s not a great author, but he IS a great storyteller. Of course, the facts and stories of The Room itself, Greg being a reluctant lead role, him telling about the constant calamities on set, these things are all entertaining. However, it’s the fact he’s good at just the pacing and timing of the story that makes it clear the book is not just good because it’s about an already interesting thing. The quips, the random fun facts about Tommy Wiseau (I’ve never stopped thinking about his Aladdin bathroom poster), the Wiseau quotes, even the rare emotional bits are really well paced and organized. The Room, without this context, is an infinitely rewatchable and uniquely bad movie, maybe the best bad movie ever. Trust me, I know a thing about horrible b-movies. Back in middle school, I was obsessed with these sorts of terrible films, my dad and I every other week would watch one: Clifford, Reuben and Ed, Cabin Boy, Problem Child. These movies were all laughably bad but in no way actually enjoyable in a way quite like The Room. With The Disaster Artist in mind, The Room is genuinely a fantastic work of “outsider film” as it were. Unlike movies like Problem Child, it’s not a stupid bonkers comedy movie made by some lame forty year olds to appeal to kids, instead it’s a dreamy, avant-garde masterpiece of an accidental black comedy made without even a wink of self awareness, hence why it’s better than the rest of these horrible movies. The Disaster Artist is a tribute to one of the greatest movies of all time, and is a pretty great book that really makes you think about all the other strange outsider films by wannabe actors who slipped through the cracks you’ve never heard of. In other words, good job Sestero and Bissell.

Amazing how a movie known for some of the worst performances ever can spawn a movie about it with some of the best. Some surprising actors in here, especially Danny’s actor within The Room who’s name I forget, Zach Efron and Pimento from B99. Every time someone walked on screen there was a “hey I know that guy!” Despite what many people say, it’s not an Oscar worthy movie, but it’s definitely one of the best feel good movies out there. After all, if the guy who made one of the worst movies ever can be happy, why can’t you?

The Disaster Artist covers the production of one of the worst multi-million dollar movies ever made: "The Room." As seemingly unlikely to be made as The Room itself... About a movie funded by the mysterious alien-like Tommy Wiseau, the Franco brothers both provide a wonderfully unique performance in what was probably one of the hardest (or at least outlandish) role for Dave Franco. While nobody can really emulate Wiseau except for Wiseau, Dave's effort is about as close as it gets. If you can't manage to bear even attempting to watch The Room like myself, then this movie will provide you all you need to know in an entertaining and bearable cringe-inducing ride... That at the same time manages to be respectful towards its source material and even Wiseau to an extent.