Based on the true murder story of Thomas Ince and adapted by Steven Peros from his own stage play, this film is nothing special. if you see it you might enjoy it. If not you can be sure that you have not missed a thing.
Director, Peter Bogdanovich is known for making films that deal directly or indirectly with films. And this film is no exception. He deals with Hollywood of the 20's. He shows that Hollywood has been run and still is by interests that are not all business only. It quite depends on who you are, how much money you have and if you know the right peoples and have the right connections. Talent sometime play a little part in your success but usually is an extra bonus. Bogdanovich describe all the above well but during watching the film I couldn't have noticed that Bogdanovich put himself a little bit in distance from the material. He did not seem to care about the characters enough to be fully involved in the project. Yes he has done a good job but it seems lifeless, so lifeless that even an above the average performance from all cast(especially Edward Herrman as W. R. Hearst and Eddie Izzard as Chaplin) could not help this film from becoming so unimportant that it doesn't matter if you watch this film or not. Sadly though, because the dialogue is sharp and the set design is exceptionally good. A sad miss.
Director, Peter Bogdanovich is known for making films that deal directly or indirectly with films. And this film is no exception. He deals with Hollywood of the 20's. He shows that Hollywood has been run and still is by interests that are not all business only. It quite depends on who you are, how much money you have and if you know the right peoples and have the right connections. Talent sometime play a little part in your success but usually is an extra bonus. Bogdanovich describe all the above well but during watching the film I couldn't have noticed that Bogdanovich put himself a little bit in distance from the material. He did not seem to care about the characters enough to be fully involved in the project. Yes he has done a good job but it seems lifeless, so lifeless that even an above the average performance from all cast(especially Edward Herrman as W. R. Hearst and Eddie Izzard as Chaplin) could not help this film from becoming so unimportant that it doesn't matter if you watch this film or not. Sadly though, because the dialogue is sharp and the set design is exceptionally good. A sad miss.