Review of Living in Oblivion (1995) by Curtis L — 21 Oct 2009

This is the kind of movie that usually pisses me off -- making a movie about filmmakers and filmmaking is sort of like taking the easy way out, and most of the time they're nowhere near as clever as they think they are. Or maybe that's just if you happen to be a filmmaker.

Luckily, "Living in Oblivion" is actually clever enough that even when it goes for the obvious jokes, it doesn't get on your nerves. And it can be pretty damn funny. The whole cast is great, but Peter Dinklage is the one that steals the movie as a dwarf who isn't entirely comfortable with his role in the project. His speech towards the end is the highest point of the story.

Good stuff. I'll check out Tom DiCillo's other movies.