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What Just Happened? Reviews

Dec 10, 2024

"What Just Happened" showcased the day-to-day life of a hot shot Hollywood producer down on his luck, whether that be familial, relationally or career wise. It was interesting to see how much weight, busy-ness and a mediator type role a producer plays - that it can get overwhelming, and the film does a good job at portraying that. De Niro plays the titular role endearingly, so the audience can't help but root for him. But, this film, at the end of the day, is aight and may fly past your head sooner rather than later.

Apr 24, 2024

When is hollywood going to realize that DeNiro can't act anymore. Just phoning it in. Waste of time.

Feb 29, 2024

What a waste of time and talent

Feb 28, 2024

I think the reason this got such bad reviews is that the movie isn't really a satire despite the fact that it bills itself as one. Its clearly more of a "state of the film industry" (at least as it was in the mid 00s) and it's an admirable attempt at honesty even if it isn't really a compelling one.

Dec 29, 2022

Levinson's screenplay is the film's detriment. All the other necessary pieces are in motion to make a funny yet realistic comedy full of familiar faces.

Jun 23, 2020

The great cast can't find humor where there is none or story for that matter.

Aug 4, 2019

What Just Happened has it's moments. It's fun at spots. It's not Wag The Dog however.

Jul 2, 2018

Good photography, good acting, predictable situations and dumb jokes. About as intelligent as a middling 온라인카지노추천 sitcom.

May 17, 2016

Expected to see more of Sean Penn. De Niro was really good though, been while since he performed a respectable character. Though this film is 8 years old.

May 2, 2015

There are some funny and inspiring moments, but overall What Just Happened is too shallow and doesn't have much satirical bite. De Niro and Willis are great though.

Mar 21, 2015

(52%) Without doubt a film that assumes that the audience is as interested in the behind the scenes of the Hollywood movie making industry as it is, yet for all its assumptions I still kind of enjoyed this one. Whether or not you may take anything from this depends on how much you like the idea of following around Robert DeNiro as a typical movie producer for just shy of two hours. Despite this supposedly on the outset to use a more subtle form of comedy, it in fact is full of much more simplistic methods to draw out the laughs, so expect many actor/director based outbursts, people falling into open graves, animal death based black humour, and test screening score cards covered with insults. None of which comes close to ever being subtle, but I thought overall it worked okay. The film in the long run doesn't have enough puff to go the distance, but as successful failures go, this ain't too bad at all.

Feb 5, 2015

It has a couple of laughs, but all in all this movie is pretty disappointing. One of De Niro's worst films.

Nov 11, 2014

I didn't enjoy this film at all. It's not a comedy. The 'goings on' in the Hollywood Film industry are probably silly enough to be true ! And the Marriage counselling scenes make you cringe not laugh ! How did the big name stars agree to be involved in making this film ? Give it a miss !

Jul 24, 2014

Wait--this was supposed to be funny? Nevertheless, it wasn't bad just meh.

Mar 8, 2014

Tame "inside Hollywood" satire that pales in comparison to other Hollywood satires like David Mamet's "State and Main" and Levinson's own "Wag the Dog."

Feb 5, 2014

A veces de manera realista y a veces bastante exagerada y ridícula, What just happened? hace bien en mostrar ese lado al que algunos le prestan poca atención, eso que hay detrás del arte, es decir, los productores, el dinero y los negocios. Con diálogos no muy inteligentes, música agradable pero no remarcable, un Robert de Niro que siempre actúa de Robert de Niro y un ritmo bastante estable, What just Happened? logra mantenerte entretenido durante casi dos horas, sin llegar a ser espectacular. Más que buscar la reflexión, lo que buscan Levinson y Linson es meramente entretener con un tema que puede resultar interesante y hasta polémico dependiendo del punto de vista, sin dejar de lado el deseo de obtener la mejor respuesta posible en taquilla, valiéndose para este fin de actores de renombre (De Niro, Penn, Willis). Me parece que más allá de que sea o no una buena película, a la crítica en general no le agradó simplemente por el tema que toca y la manera en la que lo hace. No es una basura, pero tampoco una joya.

Jan 4, 2014

The title of the film is "What Just Happened?" The answer to the title is "Absolutely Nothing."

Dec 30, 2013

Not the best movie ever but was ok.

Nov 28, 2013

DeNiro is decent and Willis is a riot, but this is a lame, uninspired look behind the Hollywood curtains, trouble is, the inside jokes just aren't that funny.

Nov 21, 2013

This movie, though well acted is made in the style of reality 온라인카지노추천 come documentary which makes it come across as really boring. If you close your eyes for a few seconds you may be able to fall asleep, a godsend. Who really wants to see the depraved and empty lives of those that live in tinsel town. Nibbles: Dog Chocs.

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