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A review by adamgolden
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero
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(4/5★)
It's really bizzare to think about how popular the film The Room and the mystery surrounding it has become so popular and utterly captivating. I remember seeing the film in high school (years before this book was published) and thinking it was a terrible film, not even bothering to finish it. Years later, once people started discussing the film more and how enjoyable it was because it was SO bad, I re-watched it and instantly understood why it was gaining so much traction. There's something hypnotizing about it, about how intense and dramatic it should be, but how it comes off as something entirely else.
Sestero's book about the filming of the movie and, particularly, his relationship with Tommy goes much more in depth than what we got in Franco's recent adaption. If you want to know more about the mystique of Tommy Wiseau and how he came to be the man he is (or was, when filming The Room), there's no better source than this memoir authored by his "best friend".
Also, due to the recommendation of a friend of mine, I highly recommend listening to the audiobook while reading. Sestero's impression of Tommy is so dead-on that it's incredibly funny, and really makes scenes involving him very entertaining.
It's really bizzare to think about how popular the film The Room and the mystery surrounding it has become so popular and utterly captivating. I remember seeing the film in high school (years before this book was published) and thinking it was a terrible film, not even bothering to finish it. Years later, once people started discussing the film more and how enjoyable it was because it was SO bad, I re-watched it and instantly understood why it was gaining so much traction. There's something hypnotizing about it, about how intense and dramatic it should be, but how it comes off as something entirely else.
Sestero's book about the filming of the movie and, particularly, his relationship with Tommy goes much more in depth than what we got in Franco's recent adaption. If you want to know more about the mystique of Tommy Wiseau and how he came to be the man he is (or was, when filming The Room), there's no better source than this memoir authored by his "best friend".
Also, due to the recommendation of a friend of mine, I highly recommend listening to the audiobook while reading. Sestero's impression of Tommy is so dead-on that it's incredibly funny, and really makes scenes involving him very entertaining.