This film was decent enough but really nothing exceptional. Folks, this isn't the first time a writer or artist has put himself into his work, so don't act like it is.
Ultimately, I think I'd prefer a story about really struggling people who don't have Hollywood mansions and accompanying trust funds to fall back on trying to write a screenplay or make a movie. Do these scenarios exist? Shallow, bitchy, self-absorbed people who suddenly have epiphanies really don't make for compelling film-making.
But, when I think about it, what else can one expect from a "director" who is heir to the Spiegel Catalogue fortune. Nepotism and cronyism at its most flaccid, but still enjoyable in parts. And, as usual, Streep is wonderful and Cooper certainly deserved his Oscar.
Ultimately, I think I'd prefer a story about really struggling people who don't have Hollywood mansions and accompanying trust funds to fall back on trying to write a screenplay or make a movie. Do these scenarios exist? Shallow, bitchy, self-absorbed people who suddenly have epiphanies really don't make for compelling film-making.
But, when I think about it, what else can one expect from a "director" who is heir to the Spiegel Catalogue fortune. Nepotism and cronyism at its most flaccid, but still enjoyable in parts. And, as usual, Streep is wonderful and Cooper certainly deserved his Oscar.