This is the most boring, pointless movie I've seen in a long, long time. If you haven't seen it yet - don't.
Everyone involved in the making of the movie should be ashamed. "Fiercely" the movie within this movie that gets booed at Cannes is most likely better than this yawn.
I agree....the most self-indulgent movie Ive seen in a long time, only a few hollywood insiders will get the jokes and enjoy it.....its like a huge joke played on the cinema going audiences, Id have felt less cheated finding Id paid to see some dull home movies of a producers family.
shareit was alright, nothing special.i suspect they thought they were bring very clever here but i was just 'meh'
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There is no better word to describe this movie ...
Wow, good call. I was trying to figure out why I felt so defensive watching this movie and you nailed it on the head. "What Just Happened" is a movie about Hollywood insiders made for the enjoyment of Hollywood insiders. One could get much of the humour, but only if they scoured the industry media such as "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter ". Other than that, the average viewer is completely out of the loop!
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How did they ever sign on for this? What poor judgment on the part of so many notable actors! Quel Dommage! That's the last time I throw away good money on a any movie unless it comes with impeccable credentials. I could have been enjoying a huge bloody rare Prime Rib instead - or have read an excellent book. In fact I think I'll go to the library tomorrow and pay nothing for something of value.
sharefunny you should say that...I got the movie from the library and still was mad for wasting my time (no money of course)
shareI was watching a rented DVD of this and wasn't interested enough in it to keep watching past the 10:21 minutes mark.
The Ennio Morricone soundtrack bit from "Once upon a time in the West" just highlighted how great music alone doesn't create suspense. If the main character is unsympathetic in a rather dull way, and the cuts and storyline aren't great, you can't create interest and excitement by putting on a well-known piece of music from a well-known film.
As for De Niro - in those first 10 minutes I watched, he was once again going through his typical facial expressions in the kind of imitating-himself-way that also characterises most of Jack Nicholson's work ever since, uhm, The Shining, I guess.
Art Linson has a lot of friends. They all signed on because he asked them to. You know how Hollywood loves itself. It was a circle-jerk, plain and simple. You know all those people think there isn't anything in the entire world more interesting than looking into the mirror. That's why they all refer to their flacid jobs as "The Industry" They should all go directly TO JAIL ! They're thieves, They're liars, They're druggies and perverts and they got no imaginations! They're a bunch of red ants fighting it out to end up, not wearing a crown, but holding an award. Oh Oscar, Oh Oscar! King and Queen of Dunghill, California?
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It's a hard one to sit through.
It was a movie for grownups and maybe more mature. Something that doesn't sell on this board :)
sharetixepower said: "It was a movie for grownups and maybe more mature. Something that doesn't sell on this board :)"
Yup, you've got that right. Most of the people here who are blasting it just don't get the irony. Now having said that, the movie does have its problems, but not to the extent that a lot of the posters here are stomping their feet about.
boring piece of crap. Yup! I can't believe DeNiro was involved. And this is listed as a comedy? Really?! WOW! I'd rather watch Barney the dinosaur. And that's stooping lower than low!
shareA lot of comments telling us this is "rubbish" and yet next to no justification of that - IMO, questionable opinion - stance.
To be fair, it's more likely you can categorise this vehement response as a result of the marketing of the movie and the expectations as opposed to its objective quality.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jmKR6evZRQQ
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You cant really see the justifications if you refuse to look for them.
I'm telling you right here right now its mentioned several times.
this movie is bad because its not funny when it tries to, its bad because there is no investment in the characters - no emotional resonance (like, at all), its bad because it has nothing new to offer; there is nothing on display we havent seen before (displayed far more brilliantly I might add - making this movie redundant), its bad because all the actors seem completely uninspired - they are all pretending to play jazz when in reality its just walking up and down the A Minor scale. (thats all the white keys from A to A) - that pathetic metaphor I just made was better than this movie.
But most of all, this movie is bad because I had to watch 50 minutes of it to actually remember that I've seen it before. It breeds indifference in me - and for an artform; that is the worst of crimes.
It breeds indifference in you, and yet you just gave reasons as to why it's so bad. Interesting.
Your reasons are a laundry list of why you don't like it, not why it's a "boring, pointless piece of crap".
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jmKR6evZRQQ
Yo, homie. Is that my briefcase?
At most it's an inside joke for Hollywood insiders, but wouldn't appeal to a wider audience.
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Boring and pointless- a perfect vehicle for the over rated De Niro.
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