It's nice to see Tony Danza getting work.
This movie appears to be a kind of parody of movies and a parody of real life. The movie takes the time to insult its watchers with direct statements about the people who watch movies and think that whatever is on the screen is real. It depicts movies as stupid, and there is one movie that they are 100% correct about.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote this, stars in it, and directed it. In order, he did a crappy job, did a passable job, and should never be allowed to do it again. His acting in here is just moderate. His character is supposed to be an asshole, and he hits it well enough - just a bit too over the top. He mugs for the camera at every damn opportunity, and it doesn't actually do anything for the development of the character or the improvement of a scene.
The directing of this movie is complete crap. I know his intent was to be edgy and different, but he winds up being disjointed and jerky while trying desperately to show that he can do something different and better than everything that came before him. Maybe if he wasn't in it, he would have done a better job - who knows?
The writing was also crap. Honestly, I have no way of figuring out why I should care even the slightest bit about this porn-addicted narcissist and his pointless existence. At no time did I care about this man, his addiction, his theory on life, or pretty much anyone he interacted with.
Scarlett Johansson does a great job. She's essentially playing a local New York girl who knows she's hot and is a general tease. As far as I know, the accent is fake, but she pulls it off really well. She deals with Don as well as you could expect, and she really sells the character beyond what the character or the movie deserves.
Acting was a mixed bag
Direction was horrific
Writing was bad
Dialog was awful
0.25/5