This Is My Year

I decided to pop this on because the lead looked hot - Yes, I was hook, line and sinkered.

Beauty distorts, and it is like one of those girls that you meet who you are instantly attracted to, but after a few weeks of dating, you realise that there's nothing much else there.

Actors are a dime a dozen - good actors are hard to come by (I know) - this film is the result of good looking and affable people who confuse acting with flirting with a guy with a camera.

In fact, I'm going to stop the review here because it would be totally unfair to go on - as I could only last a painful 17 minutes. I mean... I was totally stunned...

Sorry, but this is hands-down, the worst film I've seen THIS YEAR and the two stars is down to the skill (or stupidity) of being able to drag this out for 97 minutes... As I say, at 17m, I was looking at the time left and when I saw 80 minutes, my brain nearly fell out of my ear.

Stop with the fake shill reviews please - everyone is onto you!

This movie is a great little indie film with funny writing and solid acting. It follows a young woman as she gives herself one last shot to make it in Hollywood -- perhaps because I have friends in the entertainment industry, I found the story very relatable. It's charming, likable, and an exceedingly pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

As someone who lived in LA for about 6 years, I related to this movie in more ways than one...I really enjoyed the lead actress - Kanani Rose's performance! She is both beautiful and interesting to watch; definitely an up & coming star! She was the highlight of the movie for me.

If you reset your expectations to indie low budget drama, you'll enjoy this one. There's a vibe you get with homegrown flicks that feels more real (see:Clerks) and this has that, despite fairly good production values.

This is a movie that could so easily be dismissed in the flotsam that washes up on Amazon Prime, but that would be an unfair dismissal. What could so easily have been an exploitative and airheaded account of a pretty actress's year of breaking into Hollywood, is a surprisingly tough and deep look at the price of fame in a highly competitive industry, but one that retain a light touch.

The leads are excellent and even the supporting cast well fleshed out. The arrival of RJ Haynes as the midpoint character, the lead's slacker older brother, is particularly welcome in providing a warm and comic injection. I especially liked the subplot of the famous actress and her downward arc as presented on the E!-Like Hollywood gossip channel that the characters watch throughout the movie.

I understand the one location used for the film is the director's apartment. This sums up the shoestring budget but the filmmakers really impress in injecting the film with so much spirit and interest that I didn't really mind the limitations of the budget at all. The film felt real in a way many higher budget films don't.

All in all, a really refreshing and thoughtful comedy about Hollywood entryism.