The satire of pre-Oscar nomination buzz in Hollywood is far and away the broadest comedy Christopher Guest and his improvisatory... (more)

The satire of pre-Oscar nomination buzz in Hollywood is far and away the broadest comedy Christopher Guest and his improvisatory company have made. Despite its abundant merriment, it is also the flimsiest, and unlike Mr. Guest’s earlier films has no airs of being a fake documentary. As farce trumps satire, the humor’s subversive edge is lost, along with meaningful character development except for the brilliant exception of Catherine O’Hara. — Stephen Holden, The New York Times  (close)