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What Just Happened (2008)
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Summary: Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer (De Niro) who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Barry Levinson
Written By: Art Linson
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na corley
55
T4
na bodakedi
35
T4
na ilsensine
65
T5
na caocao
65
T4
Another average Barry Levinson effort. Too straightforward to be satire, too quirky to be subtle in it's humour. In better hands this could've been really interesting. I did really enjoy the tension surrounding a beard and the subsequent beard reveal.
na DelToro
41
T3
na matimend
60
T1
na alploganer
73
T4
na kataruna
82
T8
na sirius
60
T2
na tomatometer
51
T4
na sndr
65
T4
na ogiers
10
T1
The only good part of the movie was when one of the potential investors had bodyguards or assistants speaking in Hebrew.
na bleepnik
49
T2
na cranky
51
T4
na EL-LoCo
10
T1
na Mr.Cinema
55
T2
na petrpetr
30
T2
na Judas2k
75
T4
na capitalist
40
T3
na vytautas1982
68
T3
na pittler
55
T4
na hazifuchs
67
T6
na gargara
0
T1
Couldn't watch past the middle despite watching it on one of my semi-braindead days.
na NRM01
51
T4
na KINGOFLIMBS
68
T3
na LWoods04
80
T6
na lojze
36
T3
na glumpy_99
82
T5
Smart, clever Hollywood satire is brilliant for about the first hour, until it slows down and storyline developments become somewhat redundant. Levinson handles the material very well, even if it never becomes quite as biting as you would like it to be (ala Altman's THE PLAYER.) What it does have is a hearteningly great performance from De Niro, and a hilarious cameo from Willis as an arrogant movie star. May have also helped if FIERCELY had looked a little more like a "real" movie.
na Hofschneider
64
T3
Bitter.
na Grouchy
48
T1
na Zabby91
45
T2
na NhanLa
40
T2
na jmsenise
76
T6
na Dancon7
62
T4
na oread
70
T4
na Tweedale
2
T2
na Allocine
48
T2
na 05caniffa
83
T7
Funny movie. Feel and tone similar to Entourage. There's a lot of subtle jabs towards Hollywood amid the obvious ones. Only issue I had with the film is that I felt it ended rather abruptly.
na nighthawk
66
T4
na cat9man
53
T2
na samourai
60
T1
na Oliii
86
T7
na madstork
55
T2
na fethikaval
56
T2
na Tic!
65
T4
na Meta Critic
55
T5
na ratson
65
T1
na luc
30
T1
na hamstercan
63
T4
na cwratliff
70
T1
na kangadoodoo
60
T6
na KMcNeil
1
T2
Disappointing.
na nath
79
T7
na St. Gloede
90
T9
na evrenuyanik
25
T1
na BlueHeat
44
T2
na canadianor
25
T2
na lebasi
3
T6
na naeim
79
T3
na walkearth
40
T3
Pointless.
na MikiRurk_STG
64
T4
na Fryson
40
T1
na Bacchanalian
60
T4
na pestbear
76
T3
na lesintrigant
65
T5
na Bondo
73
T5
na drsomers
51
T2
na DavidKahane
24
T1
Eleven years after the ingenious Wag the Dog, Levinson turns his camera on the movie business again, and the contrast between the two films offers a sad, clear measure of the erosion of his directing talents over the course of the last decade. The script by Art Linson, drawn from his memorish book of the same poorly-chosen title, is satire at its most toothless, but Levinson brings nothing to it. It may as well be blank film running through the projector.
na MThorhauge
34
T2
na guanabeer
79
T4
na AVclub
8
T7
na aaronwhat
60
T3
na alisami
50
T3
na sirihust
88
T5
na fcherchi
7
T7
na Sun Green
70
T3
na ashlee_123
60
T4
na igork
45
T1
na Dery
5
T1
na CrazyJim9380
78
T6
na Esh Kebab
33
T1
na ARUCARD
80
T6
na ArmondWhite
1
T5
Every joke in Tropic Thunder, The Player, The Muse, I'll Do Anything, even HBO's Entourage is sharper, more incisive and funnier than those in What Just Happened.
na calendula
70
T4
na ratedargh
60
T4
na Trapper
45
T3
na miss jesus
57
T5
Held my attention, but didn't innovate much. I LOVED Michael Wincott in this, and Willis is a lot of fun too. I felt that the biggest problem with this film is that they don't make DeNiro's character very sympathetic to balance out the fact that he's incredibly wealthy and gets to work in the film business... so for me at least, the film's attempt to portray him as absurdly put upon didn't quite work--and that's the main story.
na whitelighter
61
T4
na LooseEnd
42
T5
na OMercyMe33
50
T4
Meh. Started out pretty strong, but slowly got pointless. De Niro was good, though.
na Zeno
72
T3
na digibum
73
T3
na ValJacqu
50
T3
na zevel6
60
T7
na oliyom
75
T7
na Crazy Jack
68
T5
na frt87
75
T5
na luthar15
20
T5
the end lifted it up a little, the start is very slow, Jews again!! maybe because they own Hollywood.
na BadSmile
50
T4
na bartekfm
53
T3
It's hard to make a good movie about shaving the beard... The only reason to watch this it to "enhance" another De Niro film.
na dsturek
30
T1
na coot
42
T2
na yeahyeahyeah
18
T1
na big kahuna
56
T3
na movienerd83
40
T2
na buffyangel
60
T3
na JEbel72
70
T3
na cloque
7
T6
na Fetsch
70
T6
na nikrusty
85
T6
na guany
70
T3
na MGB
65
T2
na Dobermann
63
T6
na The Goat
64
T5
na Amember
9
T8
na tef
75
T4
Maybe you have to be in the industry to like this.
na pascally
17
T2
na TheDiceman
65
T8
Good film.
na Empire
3
T6
na bluesman
55
T3
na Mohawk Chief
65
T3
na madiso
55
T5
na zubel
68
T4
na jenya291182
78
T6
na mCihhh
40
T1
na robincrama
65
T2
na crates
80
T7
na bal3x
50
T2
na b4con
30
T1
na afguy205
35
T2
na csomay
75
T6
na brewmaster
67
T1
Pretty flat. Bruce Willis as himself was the best part. Lots of stars, but so, well, flat.
na fzycow
83
T4
na lisko
50
T3
na monocle
68
T2
na 231
60
T3
na Skerringer
65
T6
na odium
50
T4
na LB94
80
T6
na Peter_Pain
65
T4
na thewire
16
T2
na Darkling
20
T1
na sydhavsPaddy
61
T3
na childintime
40
T4
Michael Wincott!!!!
na dst7175
45
T4
na AgostoMesmer
3
T7
First half good, second not so. You can see they all enjoyed making it though.
na Ateisti
90
T4
na Solid Snake
69
T5
na Adalon
75
T10
na MrGoogle
45
T2
na chemical404
56
T5
I like movies about movies. Seeing how good the cast is I was very curious about it. This ironic look at the movie industry and drama of Bruce Willis' beard made me smile. Problem is, this film is simple, too simple. A bit more ambition would have made it better and more enjoyable. If you aren't interested in the kitchen of the Hollywood - don't bother with this film.
na jokevv
60
T2
na jordanlige
100
T6
na pomattovich
68
T4
na Leo Pard
75
T5
na allmovie
5
T3
na Anselmi86
56
T4
na aurora
45
T4
na johnshaft
66
T4
na ayberkiel
14
T2
na inezco
50
T2
na mihkeltt
62
T2
na babaracus
65
T2
na Wulf
50
T2
na korbenPL
40
T4
na pinematr
50
T2
na gorkemoge
70
T7
na rottentomat
54
T5
na leeloo
60
T3
na DancingP
73
T6
na alexandroid
65
T3
na Denise
55
T3
na PetrosTser
60
T4
"What Just Happened" is a decent caustic satire that maintains the viewer's interest all the way through. The humour is fresh, the most dramatic sequences revolve around Bruce Willis's "f*ckin' beard" and the romantic part, although familiar, leads to a totally satisfying solution. The acting ensemble is adorable: De Niro gives a terrific performance, Bruce Willis is good when shouting and even better when quoting and John Turturro has the most interesting stomach problems in cinema history.
na Bojangles
60
T7
De Niro is wearing some badass frames in this movie...that's all I got.
na TonyS.
62
T4
na lebowski34
30
T1
na sproost
54
T3
na coltrane
2
T1
na hajikarimi
98
T10
na Ercan
3
T3
na Mikado
71
T7
na scanoni
70
T6
na JacksReview
9
T5
Another great example of a lot of great stars brought in to try to compensate for a weak film.
na anseiodviver
55
T4
na Vang30
69
T5
na glm
55
T3
54.500
na filmcricket
60
T6
na yedi3815
8
T2
na chiefg
60
T4
na joedhunt
80
T8
na Franeh13
70
T2
na capodelnulla
70
T5
na Riel
70
T4
na Pickpocket
7
T7
Impressive cast and a story that I really liked. It could've been more daring but it's still a fun ride. The best part about this movie is that it shows that De Niro can still be great on the screen and despite the fact that I'll never watch this again I still enjoyed it a lot. Entourage and Extras have already covered a lot of the same ground but they didn't have De Niro. Oh wait, Extras did =).
na mpba
65
T7
na willow
35
T3
na dtw89
86
T5
na sirphibes
64
T4
na Insti
30
T2
Terribly bland. The only hope I have is that it was full of hilarious Hollywood producer in-jokes that I just didn't get.
na goldman2
75
T8
na Jirzzy87
75
T6
na ecalder
60
T5
na steakel
60
T1
na Travisbickle
80
T5
na avgcrtckr
37
T2
na legolas10
40
T2
na joshpatton
78
T4
na fede
67
T3
na brandonpcv
43
T3
na lionesque
20
T2
na de_niro
55
T2
na dornen
65
T1
na KlausGlenski
60
T4
It's good to see that de Niro still got it but this cannot hide the fact that the movie itself lacks a good story. What is this about? A dog being shot at the end of a movie? Bruce Willis not wanting to shave his 6-month old beard? A producer not being able to combine work and private life? Well, there is not a lot of depth in it and the the impressive cast does not change this. 12/07/09
na Carlospro
65
T3
na JJ1986
30
T1
na gor41
65
T2
Toothless 'The Player' wannabee with nothing very original to say about Hollywood. Some amusing quips get lost in the uneasy mix of caricatures and characters you are meant to care about.
na toshi
70
T2
na JooJoo
5
T5
na Void
2
T6
na DougReese
45
T4
na sniderguy20
75
T1
na amlacher
98
T6
na NathanDarko
86
T7
Not as snappy as I supposed it might be but Levinson did a great Job ( once again ) I liked that one
na screentime
58
T4
na imdb
58
T4
na Azad
65
T2
na noparticular
40
T2
na JakeAesthete
22
T2
na Hiwashi
55
T2
na NRM02
57
T6
na trysil
0
T1
na tathiel
73
T4
Sometimes funny with good performances, but not as good as "Wag the Dog".
na chiphall72
60
T3
na Pras
60
T2
na DeazMoviez
60
T2
na ROCKETMAN
88
T9
na zombieman
65
T3
na JessicaJoone
89
T5
na MadMan
78
T4
na majikat
70
T2
na pillowpants
60
T3
na Deniz
62
T4
na frederic_g54
70
T5
Where to start ? As some of you might know, I'm a sucker for films about filmmaking, now it might not be uncomfortably provocative or gracefully vivacious as "Barton Fink", "8½" or "The Player", but it's straight to the point and features a rich cast of characters. I could've gone with a different storyline, but it's still enjoyable and worth viewing for those of you who were interested in the first place. DeNiro is still in the fucking game !!! lol, jews...
na JirKar87
80
T7
na Woody81
35
T1
na Air23
55
T1
na Jorg
2
T6
na mikedubs
40
T4
na Greg K
55
T2
na ramco1905
77
T4
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