Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

tedg I have to admit that I liked "Boondock Saints." I liked it because it was a Tarintino without the pretense that because you can engineer violent irony, you can make it engaging. I liked it because I knew that every actor was making up everything with no guidance. I liked it because it was a story of a mess that driven by the mechanics of messness, and that mechanics was visible as the point.Now here, we have the equivalent of "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse." Except this time the genius at the center is a moron who thinks he is a genius. There is a complete contrast from the attractive, nonsensical mess of "Boondock" and the grinding inevitable sense of this: jerk gets his due. It is simply a matter of watching the predictable grind through, with the only mildly interesting elements being a small glimpse into the movie business world. More interesting is the fact that we are watching something. We know that the band deal went sour. We know the movie deal did too. The documentary documents that. But it does not document itself. It turns out that the making of it was part of the deal, first supported out of pride and then out of sheer desperation for some money. The omission of the thing from the thing is glaring, and quite hypnotic.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

rexbgood The most disappointing thing about this film is knowing that Troy Duffy finally managed to put together another movie. The man is (or was if he learned anything) one of the biggest douches in Hollywood. A moderate talent at best, he has a chip on his shoulder the size of the rock of Gibraltar. Watching him fail is a sweet satisfaction. Some (myself included) want to see success go to not just those who have the talent, but also the class and appreciation when they get it. Nothing quite so rewarding as watching people like Lindsay Lohan, Tom Cruise, and Michael Jackson suffering defeat, failure and disappointment when they haven't the slightest degree of humility. When you get the world handed to you, you should humbly bow and say "thanks," not "It's about time. I deserve this!"

Lone_Clapper So who was the blow hard at the end of the movie standing outside of a bar? Harvey, er no Troy of course.Wow, the sheer arrogance of this guy. Just how does he live with himself? Now everyone who meets Duffy will avoid him like the plague lest they endure his endless "No one appreciates my genius" tirade. Like Harvey or not, Duffy wasn't smart enough to know decent manners or listen to anyone else. Well, now he's got time to reflect without all the pressure of being the best in the world.I just couldn't wait to see him fall. How does he expect anything more in life when he just bullies people? Yeah, who's laughing now Duff? I truly don't think this guy will ever learn humility, if he had from the beginning he might have been a success. What goes around comes around.

thekeeth Over the course of three viewings I have finally seen this entire film.The first time I started watching this film it was about the halfway point. I caught it just when things were starting to roll for the boys in the band. It was intriguing to see how arrogant and disrespectful Troy was to his band mates and friends. Yet they tolerated his abuse, and plodded on, thinking that there was going to be a big payday on the horizon that would make it all worth it. Eventually, I pieced the rest of the film together over two more viewings, and as one piece it's a doozy.First off, I am so glad someone decided to put a camera on this whole situation. It's seems crazy at times to think that Troy Duffy would say and do all that he did with a camera on him, on what seems like an around the clock basis. I don't know about you, but I have this little voice in the back of my head that tells me not to do things, and when I am on video, that voice gets even louder. Whoever was taping Troy had to have been saying to himself, "one day, this is going to be worth it." This film goes up and down, over and over. One minute Troy is nice to everybody, he's happy, they're getting deals made, or so they think. Then a hurdle is overcome, they celebrate, the deal falls through, and Troy goes ballistic on everyone within arms reach. Rinse, Repeat.I'm willing to bet that Troy has been in quite a few fist fights in his life. There is no way a person can walk around being that proud of themselves, despite not being a very good person, and not find a few guys willing to throw haymakers at him.I loved how this movie brought to light how crazy the lust for fame and fortune can make people. The pursuit of fame and fortune drove Troy to be a major pain in the ass for lots of people. It also drove his band mates to tolerate his behavior. I love this movie, it's tragic and funny, it's sad and true and realistic, but I don't feel a bit downtrodden when I watch it. Even though the film doesn't show anyone but Troy acting like a obvious dick, (he kinda takes the cake for being a dick), I don't feel bad for them at all. The band must have needed him much more than Troy needed the band. Otherwise they would have dumped Troy just as quickly as everyone else did.