Warm, affectionate look at the making of The Room, which
reminds in many ways of Ed Wood – though it’s not as comprehensive/complex in
part because pretty much everyone depicted in this film is still alive so they couldn't go in as hard.
It's really just about the relationship between Tommy and Greg, a bromance given extra resonance by casting two brothers. Both Francos are superb - James has the showier part, which he nails, but Dave is good too.
There's lots of stuff about acting and giving into the emotion. Occasionally I wouldn't have minded another subplot or something - and every now and then all the well known actors in the support cast make it feel a bit too much like "Hey we're in the cool group" (this is my problem not the film's): Seth Rogen, Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas, Zac Effron, Ari Graynor (a standout), Jackie Weaver (also hilarious, when she faints), Sharon Stone (I wish we'd seen her character again), Alison Brie, Josh Hutcherson, Melanie Griffith, Hannibal Buress.
It's lovely though - much kinder spirited than the book on which it's based.
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