This is a very Terrence Malick film where the trailer is far more interesting than the actual movie itself. It's leaning more towards the experience side of things over story and character development. There really isn't a direction, but a guy experiencing the shallow, pretentious, fake and hedonistic side of Hollywood as a screenwriter. The cinematography is nice to look at, although it drags on a lot with it's scenery which seems to take up much of the screen time. There is hardly much dialogue in this, just bunch of quotes and philosophical stuff. The plot is about a guy who works in Hollywood delving and indulging himself temptations that goes with money, fame, power and connections. And in doing so he feels that he is losing his identity in the process. It's not as crazy and trippy as the trailer makes it seem. Despite this film being ambiguous and all, it's still somewhat easy to follow. Because it's all about the experience over a story. Overall to sum the plot of this film in a humorous way...The whole thing is basically a rich guy problems kind of deal. So yeah, it is pretty shallow and pretentious but the setting and cinematography is neat enough to draw in certain audiences. However you can experience most of the stuff in this film if you go to a night club, a crazy and wild pub or a strip club. It isn't a amazing artsy film I would watch again and it wasn't really enticing, but I give it a pass. It's not a awful artsy film but it wasn't thought provoking or impactful either.
6.3/10
6.3/10