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Yes it’s heavy handed (it’s Bong), but it also has some really beautiful moments of poignant observations. The way Mickey talks about Nasha, Toni’s horror at Mark Ruffalo being blown up, the two wolves inside you of 17 and 18. Didn’t care for most of the epilogue and some of the VO at the beginning, but this movie is biting off a lot so whatever missteps it has didn’t ruin it for me.
I disagree that Ruffalo is just doing…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A love letter to cinema!!!!
Honestly I think this movie could have been great. There is the potential for thematic depth in the weaving storylines of getting into the industry, succeeding, failing, leaving the industry, etc. The problem is that all the interesting moments that could have been explored are sacrificed in service of an hour and half of "We're making a movie about making movies!! Ahaha!!!!!" Most of those scenes feel masturbatory and (somehow) self-victimizing which is literally just…
