The subject of mid-life crisis comes up every year, and this film features the identity of this middle-aged man—a well-known Hollywood producer. Because of the peculiar profession, the things that plague De Niro's male lead seem absurd, such as whether Bruce Willis shaves or not, and whether the puppy should be shot at the end of the movie. There is nothing new about the rest, failed marriages, troubled children, scratching their heads at work, and devastated. It is said that De Niro and Sean Penn have a good relationship. The former awarded the latter an award at the Oscars, and the latter simply lent his wife to others in the movie.
The film's selling point is to expose Hollywood insiders, and it also involves issues such as the issuer's interference with post-editing, excessive star power, and chaotic relationships in the industry, but they are not new, and the discussion is far from deep enough. Probably the author just wanted to make fun of it in a light-hearted tone, but I'm sorry, this kind of ridicule lacks humor and is not funny, but the last "Vanity Fair" photo is worth a little aftertaste.
In short, this film once again proves that a movie with a lot of big names is not necessarily better to watch. The only thing that pleases me is that De Niro is still relatively young in this film~~
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