As others have noted, the low rating seems way out of place here. This is an enjoyable little film with some excellent performances. It's not side-splitting, but it has some chuckles as well as some captivating drama. And Will Sasso steels the show with his performance. One of the better movies I've come across on the streaming platforms recently.
Film Fest
2020
Action / Comedy / Drama
Film Fest
2020
Action / Comedy / Drama
Plot summary
A guy who makes a 90s throwback film in 2020, only to discover that no one cares...except in the out-of-touch land of The Hollywilde International Film Festival of Cinema, where a flamboyant, washed-up filmmaker turned festival director provides a welcoming platform for all manner of Sundance rejects and experimental auteurs. The movie gives a mockingly accurate breakdown of the current state of the indie film industry and makes fun of everyone in it. Filmmakers and those who aspire to be filmmakers, along with their loved ones.
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Nice Indie Film about Indie Film
Good main actors, wasted on a "rough draft"/"needs a lot more punching up" feel of a script
There were a few amusing points, and Matt Cook, Diona Reasonover and Will Sasso were all great in their roles, but they deserve better material. The film felt like a pretty "by the numbers" sit-com stretched out to 90 minutes, with cliche things like the girlfriend not coming, the boyfriend then deciding to cheat, and then SURPRISE the girlfriend shows and walks over right as the "other woman" is basically spilling the beans. And then the BIG WINK of the final scene/line about no one wanting to see a movie about a trip to a film festival.
For a funnier, more entertaining look at making a small budget movie, I would recommend the 2019 graphic novel "Penny Nichols" by MK Reed and Greg Means.
"It's Indie comedy, it's not really laugh driven though." "No laughs?"
No name director and team head to small festival to feed ego and loses what's important.
Fun indie film about indie films and film festivals. It's really well cast, everyone's chemistry is electric and performances are out of control. Writing/improv has some memorable gems "He's so talented right he can play every race". Truthful, sincere, and fun.