Described as James Franco's "passion project", a film in which he stars in and is the director. However we should have known this film wouldn't have been great by the amount of delays and pushbacks.
With a great ensemble cast that somewhat feels put together with many of the actors acting in different styles, it was hard to understand what exactly the tone of the film was meant to be. Will Ferrell was over the top and acted as if it was a comedy while Franco was more reserved and acted like it was a mystery type film. Then Megan Fox's portrayal felt like it was a deep tragedy type. Seth Rogen was over the top and cursing far too much where it would generally be funny and entertaining but not so much here.
Zeroville doesn't exactly go anywhere and it's climax or high points are non-existent. We just wander around seeing Franco successfully fall for then get with Megan Fox and we see him edit her film. Relatively boring and didn't offer any subplots either.
Overall this film is a mess, with a dull tone, wasn't funny in the slightest and not at all memorable. There is a reason as to why this film didn't receive a theatrical release and why many haven't heard of it. Very disappointing given the talent involved.
With a great ensemble cast that somewhat feels put together with many of the actors acting in different styles, it was hard to understand what exactly the tone of the film was meant to be. Will Ferrell was over the top and acted as if it was a comedy while Franco was more reserved and acted like it was a mystery type film. Then Megan Fox's portrayal felt like it was a deep tragedy type. Seth Rogen was over the top and cursing far too much where it would generally be funny and entertaining but not so much here.
Zeroville doesn't exactly go anywhere and it's climax or high points are non-existent. We just wander around seeing Franco successfully fall for then get with Megan Fox and we see him edit her film. Relatively boring and didn't offer any subplots either.
Overall this film is a mess, with a dull tone, wasn't funny in the slightest and not at all memorable. There is a reason as to why this film didn't receive a theatrical release and why many haven't heard of it. Very disappointing given the talent involved.