The Disaster Artist (2017)

This film was hands down hilarious. I was laughing so hard I cried twice.
I've never seen The Room though I did hear about it in college. My roommates said it was so bad, it was good. After watching this film, I'm more curious than ever.
Greg (Dave Franco) wants to be an actor more than anything but he is very wooden and stiff. Another guy in his acting class, Tommy (James Franco) is the opposite, with his odd accent and no zero talent, he's fearless and doesn't care how ridiculous he looks, people's opinions don't matter to him. Tommy is also a man of mystery, wealthy beyond all belief, he tells people precious little about himself, like where he's from and how old he is.
The two form an unlikely friendship, even though they get odd looks in public. Even after moving to LA, things aren't looking up. Greg lands an agent, but she is odd to say the least and he still is given no roles. Tommy's career is going even worse, and that needs no explanation as to why. But then they hatch the idea of creating their own film.
And so they do. Tommy casts himself as the lead and works to create his vision. He might have money, but no talent behind it. Nevertheless, he does have good people on his staff including a script supervisor (Seth Rogen) who has experience on several TV shows.
The film is disaster and goes far over schedule and Tommy is pretty crazy, denying his staff water, causing the one actress (Jacki Weaver) to pass out. And he and Greg get into a huge fight, as Greg has given up a lot, including a guest spot on Malcolm in the Middle for Tommy. His girlfriend, Amber (Alison Brie), just doesn't understand the hold Tommy has on Greg.
It isn't until the film has its debut that Greg and Tommy fully reconnect. Sure, the film isn't the dramatic vision Tommy had intended but the audience enjoys it nevertheless and it gets a standing ovation.
And it is bad. For whatever reason, the one character, Denny (Josh Hutcherson, with bizarre hair) joins Tommy and his girlfriend, Lisa (Ari Graynor) in bed briefly as he likes to watch. And, at the end when Tommy's character kills himself, he puts the gun in his mouth, pulls the trigger and then wretches around with Lisa's dress before placing the gun in his mouth again and pulling the trigger again and this time he actually dies. Each actor also has their own theory about the film, including one believing that it is autobiographical. She might be right.
Now, while the film The Room might now be a cult classic and have finally churned a profit, The Disaster Artist doesn't need to worry about that. It is good, with James Franco truly disappearing into his role as the bizarre Tommy Wiseau. He fully deserves his Golden Globe nomination. Dave Franco is also excellent and there are good cameos scattered throughout, including Zac Efron, Randall Park, Bob Odenkirk, Megan Mullally, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith and Bryan Cranston himself. And you feel like the late 1990s have come back. This film can be watched several times and it will undoubtedly be found hilarious all the times it is watched. Grade: B+