The Room maybe be considered the worst movie of all time, but that is not the subject of this review. The Disaster Artist, the movie based on the making of The Room, follows the life of Tommy Wiseau (played by James Franco), the director, writer and star of the movie.

Throughout the movie the audience constantly wonders what the details of Wiseau’s past were before he decides to pursue his dreams in Hollywood with his friend Greg Sestero (played by Dave Franco). Though the audience sees very little character development in Wiseau throughout the film or real life, the audience still grows to love him and roots for Wiseau’s movie and for his dreams to succeed.  

When it comes to what I consider my favorite parts of this film so many come to mind right away. The actual filming of the scenes were definitely some of the best moments of the movie quite simply because they were so hilarious not only just to watch, but to realize that these events actually occurred.

Another great part of this movie was the fact that even though this movie contained a sizable amount of laughs it still managed to tug at the audience’s heartstrings, especially when things weren’t going right for Wiseau on the set or within his friendship with Sestero. Finally, I would also like to commend the movie for recreating shots from the film The Disaster Artist was based on almost perfectly. From the lighting to the customs to the lines themselves, the remade scenes were almost carbon copies.

Unfortunately, I did have a few criticisms for the film despite how much I enjoyed watching it. For one I felt that at times the movie was poking too many jokes directed at Wiseau’s mental abilities and his actions derived from those abilities. Another little thing- I wish the movie had been cut down some. Shortening some of the scenes that dragged on longer than was necessary would have worked wonders for the film.

I would definitely go as far to say it is one of the best movies of 2017 and would be an excellent film for anyone to go out and see. The humor throughout The Disaster Artist is consistently good and the story itself is just fascinating as a whole to learn about.