Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

georgewilliamnoble This is not the worst film i have ever seen, but it is certainly the worst film that i have seen that had such a potentially great cast. This filmed play has ugly worthless people leading ugly wasteful lives, as the tedium grows ever more unbearable, the acting becomes ever more mechanical and laborious with stale lifeless direction.The story is one long Hollywood conceit,i hated all the characters so cared not one token for any of them, so the film just died in transit.I only got through the entire 2 hours of tedium by watching the DVD in 20 minute chunks.In A word a car crash bore.

sarvananda Had no idea what this film would be like and chose it because of the stellar cast. It is not upbeat but it is powerful and reminds me of the work of the late Paddy Chayevsky. Every player in this film is real and immediate. Chaz Palmintieri is frightening and real. Sean Penn is a lost character in the power broker world of Hollywood. Kevin Spacey is the dry and cynical voice of reason. Anna Paquin shows that she simply cannot play a role badly--ever. It is strange to see a film where the dialogue is the most important aspect. There are no significant effects. Yet the direction is tight. Despite the minimum of "action" the powerful interaction of the main characters keeps interest throughout.

toolbox_training As this movie went on, it became more and more painful. At first, the main characters (all unlikable) simply offend with their horribly misogynistic lifestyles. It becomes more offensive that these are people not presented as low life scums, but professional people who simply have messed up behind-the-scenes lives.About the time you start to wonder how this movie attracted such a cast, you start to notice the dialog. The original screenplay writer was obviously attempting to put profound commentaries in the mouths of these characters, but the words sound very strange coming out of characters who are so messed up. You have a hard time believing these characters put this much thought into anything.In the spirit of treating women badly, Meg Ryan gets the worst dialog of all (not to mention how this horrid gang of men treat her). It is hard to believe her character is simultaneously a prostitute seemingly willing to do anything and someone with such sophisticated observations coming from her head.Despite it all, I still gave this movie a 4. The movie wants to have a point, but doesn't. It wants to make you think, but doesn't. Still, even with bad material, how can you not appreciate the acting talents of Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey?

whpratt1 After viewing this picture, I became a big fan of Sean Penn,(Eddie),"The Interpreter",'05, who showed his great acting abilities in playing a very hard role to portray on the screen. Meg Ryan,(Bonnie),"In The Cut",'03, played the role of a dippy blonde who would do anything for Eddie and I mean anything. Robin Wright Penn,(Darlene),"Nine Lives",'05 had the hots for Eddie and Eddie had a ball making love to her quite often during the film. Well, after all, they are husband and wife. Garry Shandling,(Artie),"Town & Country",'01 make a few brief appearances and tried to add some humor to his role, which was so so. This is a very strange story, but is really down to earth and has a cast of great actors who did a fantastic job of presenting way out people all mixed up and high on DRUGS!