I've been among the unbelievers, but Hollywood Dreams turned me around -- to a point. Perhaps it's because the film is among Jaglom's best, love him or leave him.
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07/06/07
Hollywood Dreams (2007)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:10
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Yet another film about a small town girl trying to make it in the City of Angels, Hollywood Dreams' improvisation and absurdity tests viewers' patience.
Theatrical Release:May 25, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $89,200
Synopsis: Newcomer Tanna Frederick stars alongside Justin Kirk in this story of a Hollywood wannabe. Arriving in LA from Iowa with big dreams of stardom, Margie (Frederick) embarks on a heartbreaking and... [More]
Starring: Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, Karen Black, Melissa Chessington Leo
Director: Henry Jaglom
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Reviews for Hollywood Dreams
Top CriticThis is a quirky little movie that may have some people heading for the exits before the first 15 minutes have passed.
06/12/07
Too often Jaglom's touch is slightly off, piling up a mountain of absurdist scenes rife with oddball, "human" behavior that tests viewer patience.
05/23/07
Makes late night infomercials seem exciting by comparison.
05/18/07
The biggest problem is inexperienced lead Tanna Frederick, who overplays every scene.
05/25/07
This might play funnier and less off-putting were if Frederick's Margie was not so disquietingly desperate.
05/18/07
Another clumsy Jaglom vanity project that's as grating as fingernails on a blackboard.
06/26/07
The balance of this indie production (Jaglom's 14th) consists of his usual weakly improvised relationship comedy.
06/07/07
This film is too out there for a strong recommendation.
06/12/07
Knowing but never jaded, Hollywood Dreams is driven by Ms. Frederick's no-boundaries commitment to her broken character, a performance that's as startling as it is touching.
05/25/07
Top CriticLike John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business.
05/18/07
An indifferent stylist at best, [Jaglom's] films stand or fall depending on the talent and appeal of his leads, and he's found a good one in Frederick.
05/25/07
Better pruning and different choices might have helped to shape the film into a more cohesive piece, instead of one so desperate to be funny that it sacrifices its honesty.
05/18/07
Top CriticThis take on the classic story of an ingenue trying to make her way in the City of Angels is no pleasure -- not when the ingenue is Margie Chizek (Tanna Frederick).
05/16/07
It's the Hollywood dream factory as seen through [director] Jaglom's lens, and it's often out of focus.
06/08/07
Jaglom's Hollywood Dreams are far closer to reality than they might seem. Unfortunately.
06/07/07
Top CriticThe movie caves in on the issue of charm.
06/01/07
Top Critic[Director] Jaglom's scruffy style doesn't carry it through. He puts enough toxic insincerity on screen to singe, though.
06/06/07
Top CriticThe director lets actors do their thing, to a fault, which makes Frederick's blitzkrieg of a performance often off-putting but occasionally mesmerizing.
05/30/07
The 15th film in 35 years written and directed by Henry Jaglom, that love-him-or-hate-him iconoclast of American independent filmmaking, is also one of his warmest.
05/15/07
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