Movie #332 "Me and Orson Welles" was a fun movie to watch, for someone who is thespian-inclined, that is. The BeST part of the film is Orson Welles ------the actor who plays him is so good that "attention must be paid" to him in all his scenes. And the film captures the Caesar performance at the opening of the Mercury Theatre, which was the beginning of Orson Welles' soar to the top of film and theatre! But he was a horse's ass! to everyone! The rest of the movie captures that and other things very well: like the time period, Joseph Cotten and the rest of the Mercury Theatre (Citizen Kane) cast members, what it is like to put on a play, the thrills and chills of opening night, the first time on stage and you're lucky enough to be working with the likes of Orson Welles! This is all a bit too much for the young, fledgling actor Zac Efron to handle, I'm afraid. I wouldn't go so far as to say what one critic so aptly did ---- "'And me ' is the only thing wrong with this film!" But his scenes without the actor who played Welles were a bit weak, but Clare Danes was around to boost them up a bit. All in all, I thought I should have felt more at the end for this young guy, and I didn't, so I'm thinking it was his fault? But, if you like movies about putting on shows, this one is a must see!
Average rating: 3.008
I would give it 3.8 (which is very close what netflix said I would give it)
Me and Orson Welles
(2008) PG-13
After convincing Orson Welles (Christian McKay) to give him a key role in the first Shakespearian play to run on Broadway, 17-year-old Richard (Zac Efron) finds himself on shaky ground when he clashes with the manipulative director over pretty assistant Sonja (Claire Danes). Sonja's ambition, Richard's desires and Welles's controlling nature all add up to more drama off stage than on for the Mercury Theater's production of "Julius Caesar."
Genre:Showbiz Dramas, United Kingdom, 20th Century Period Pieces
Format:DVD
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