everything you have heard about this movie is true.

A Brilliant Conflict

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Hilarious, Hilarious,Hilarious...Eric Idle in this film plays a great narcissistic self condemning writer;but with some great attitude-hahahahahaha...I so loved it. Its so true to real life; with what i am sure, script writers go through in there daily routines. However, Eric Idle takes it even one step further in laughs and comedy for this film in self preservation. :) It is so funny! The film shows you the realism of Hollywood,as well as what regular people and artists are thinking in Hollywood. Such a great and hilarious comedy. I was rooting for Alan Smithee all the way/lol. Watch it, it really is a great film.It also has some great A listed supporting actors and comedians. I would give it a 12 out of 10,if i could...Hope you enjoy it.

Anyone who doesn't like this film, and there are a lot who don't, obviously has no idea of how Hollywood works. It's a funny film, it's got a lot of pace, good performances and lots of stars. The story is quite good, and the reversal of fortunes quite believable.You don't have to work in Hollywood to understand this movie, a bit of imagination is all it takes. If you liked "The Player" you will like this. It's Robert Altman type funny. I would also compare it to the Larry David Show.Also don't stop watching once the credits roll, there are some great parts all the way through to the end.

Congratulations. This fetid corpse of a movie managed to replace Smokey and the Bandit 3 as my 'Gold Standard' of eye slicingly grim movie making.Its cheese meltingly smug yet testicle chillingly amateurish at the same time. Its supposed to be a movie from a Hollywood 'Insider' but the stars are washed up old lags Eric Idle and Ryan O'Neal. Its also so boring it could, in some cases, cause death. The director had his name removed from the credits of this film. He may also want to remove his name from any public records so as to avoid detection by people who paid to see this pile of dead monkeys. This film blows more than a tornado in a trailer park.

All in all, it was an interesting mockumentary that got tiresome when Coolio showed up. Not that coolio was bad, but it just dragged along. Probably more accurate about the Hollywood mindset then people in LA are willing to admit.The best moments were between Jeni and Oneal, the manic studio men. Richard Jeni had the right sarcastic edge and the best lines. Stallone, Goldberg and Chan were also amusing, but Eric Idle was a bit over the top. Some scenes were simply pointless, such as the cussing between Coolio and the black cop.There are some inaccuracies in the trivia, which claims this to be the last film to use Alan Smithee, but the IMDb lists at least a dozen other projects after 1997 with that name as well.Would have had a better impact, maybe even memorable like "Spinal Tap" if there was more work done, maybe some tighter editing or better writing to pick up the pace. Instead, it becomes forgettable.