Review of What Just Happened (2008) by Yannick B — 23 Feb 2009

Hollywood Creates Illusions That never Last.

I loved this film in spite of the vituperative comments on this web site to the contrary. It was a thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours about the emptiness and morbid hollowness of life in Hollywood. The man American men of substance all aspire to be - the great American film producer - is portrayed as a helpless everyman tossed asunder by the waves of an unforgiving storm that is what the rest of us call life. Because he has all of the advantages of wealth and glamour you might think that life would be just a bowl of cherries. But it's the same miserable existential mess that we all live while we attempt to deny the vanity of all that we do. Art Linson, a terrific producer, has put together a great screen play. Don't be put off by the hipper than thou naysayers. This is a very cool film with excellent performances. Run don't walk to see it. It's really a lot of fun to watch the misery of sheer success. We can all identify if we give ourselves the chance.