Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Clark Gregg | ... | Howard | |
Felicity Huffman | ... | Agnes | |
Allison Janney | ... | Meg | |
William H. Macy | ... | Gary | |
Niecy Nash | ... | Angie | |
Amanda Peet | ... | Marcy | |
Sam Rockwell | ... | Aldo | |
Molly Shannon | ... | Janice | |
Saxon Sharbino | ... | Lydia | |
Paul Sparks | ... | Ray | |
Keith Ewell | ... | Alley Cop | |
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Maxwell Smith | ... | Ben |
Stella Gregg | ... | Charlotte | |
Gareth Williams | ... | Chet | |
Phoebe Neidhardt | ... | Counter Girl |
A struggling agent for child actors and former child star himself, Howard Holloway spends years losing his most talented clients to his slick, arch-nemesis Aldo Shocklee. Until the day that Howard encounters the brilliant and unsigned 13 year-old Lydia who is on the brink of securing the lead in a new Twilight-style franchise. Howard tries desperately to close the deal of a lifetime and make his precocious young client a star while managing her drunk, volatile father, Aldo's relentless poaching attempts, and the hostile machinations of the project's casting director and mega producer, who both despise him. But the closer he gets to achieving the Hollywood score he has chased all his life, the more complications appear. Written by Production
I can't add anything to the descriptions already given in previous posts. It is all they have said - well acted, well directed, unlikeable characters, twists at the end, a strange and odd ending. It's all these things.
But the question I keep asking myself is "Did I like the film?" And, honestly, I don't know. There are funny scenes, heart wrenching scenes, confusing scenes. I don't know if I would ever watch it again, but,yet, I couldn't stop watching it. I wanted to know what happened next. I wanted to know how it ended. I wanted to see the whole movie.
And, in the end, isn't that what movie makers want from a movie? Making us have that feeling that we MUST watch the movie to the end? Even when we can't really say we are enjoying our viewing experience, we also can't turn it off or walk away because we have to KNOW how it ends.
That's how I feel about this movie. Did I like it? I can't tell you I did but I can tell you it was a movie I couldn't stop watching.