The Disaster Artist

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

James Franco's film about the making of The Room won over most critics with its warmth and his committed lead performance, though a persistent question runs through the reviews: does it work if you haven't seen the film it's celebrating? The majority found it accessible and funny on its own terms, but a minority felt it coasts too easily on affection for its subject, glossing over harder questions about Tommy Wiseau rather than digging into them.