Title: Imperfect but enjoyable comedy
Product review: 3.8 starsYou know if DeNiro, Levinson and Linson are all involved on a film, the odds are it'll be at least decent. Add Penn and Willis playing themselves to great satiric effect and a great turn from Michael Wincott and you've got a film, that despite its various failings, is still a solid test screening.It's hard to not think of The Player while watching WJH, though this never gets to those heights (and depths...it's a much subtler skewering of Hollywood). Both films love to hate the film biz and its attendant phoniness, and DeNiro delivers a fine performance. Though it's almost too low-key at times, and I did get rather bored a few times in the middle when I'd think, "Why do I care about this guy again?" But his deadpan reactions bring some great comedy at times, so it's worth the occasional slog.If you like movies about movies, and some intelligently bitter humor, this is a good bet.
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