Ellie Parker (2005)

It is not often that I finish a movie with a strong feeling like this one.In this society, so full of images, that we aspire to, a movie like this is sanity.I wish it was more viewable : I am no big fan of shaking camera, I realize.But other than that, Naomi Watts nails it, really. She nails to show us the sordide journey of another-girl-who-wanna-be-famous. And that's thanks to a very realistic scenario. I loooooooooooooove any movie who rips the illusion of acting especially in the multimillions industry.However, what is paradoxical is that Naomi Watts is NOT another-girl-who-wanna-be-famous. She's one who succeeded at it! I wonder what was her motives to play the life of the real LA wannabees, who really cry in despair alone in their little apartment waiting for someone to call them to finally do their job! I invite those who loved this movie to see Somewhere by Coppola.

We need the MPAA to create a mandate-Ellie Parker cannot be considered a movie. It seems the easiest conceit of a film plot is making a 'film in a film.' Consider this:you don't need to create sets, they're there already. You can use the director's office, his house, hell, show the casting couch,it's there already for the using! Also you don't have to try as hard, she's playing an actress,she acting, but is she acting in the film or acting like she is acting in the film?Who knows?Who cares!If I had any admiration for Naomi Watts before this I certainly wouldn't now.She has exposed not only her tenuous artifice of her acting and acting in general, she has shown us how foolish we are to devote time and money watching crap fly around on a screen.And I thought King Kong was the coffin's nail...

How could anyone like this self-indulgent, over-rated, bore-fest of a film. Alright, lets start on the technical side of things & then work up to (or should i say down to) the personnel involved. OK. I get it. This is a low budget film. Thats cool. Too many of todays big budget films are diluting the quality of the movie output,year after year,all over the world,not just in Hollywood. I like low budget. Its a more exciting form of film. But this was below the quality you would expect from even the lowest of budgets. I'm not a big fan of DV & this film is the perfect example of why. The scenes are poorly lit, too poorly shot & the sound is at best awful. Surely these are the things that turn cinema into an art form. So why disregard them. Coffey should have spent more time figuring these out instead of figuring out how to get himself on screen. Terrible work all-round. Now onto watts. What was she thinking?. Tour-De-force it ain't. Its over-acting at its worst. She must have taken this role to be "cool" and "hip" but she comes out of it looking the fool and her acting capabilities must forever more be called into question. I know its supposed to be ironic. But she comes off looking desperate to be taken serious as an actor. Its just a bad performance. If i think about it anymore I'm gonna get angry.Look, i know this film has won awards, i know there are people on this site telling you how great this film is. But don't be fooled. This is a perfect case of an industry afraid of critiquing its self. Its as simple as this. This film should never have been released onto the unsuspecting public. The film industry should have had the guts to stand up and say this is not good enough. Go away and do it again. This film lowers the standard of independent films. Its a perfect example of why people refuse to support indie films. I spent my hard earned money to see this. I spent 95mins watching this. Time i could have spent with my loved ones. I got fooled by the reviews. I want my money back. I want those 95mins of my live back. Do not waste your time, money and effort to see this film. It should not be supported. 1 star out of ten is kind. It deserves less but this site doesn't allow that.

Wonderful performance of Naomi Watts.What an actress!! You have the feeling that you watch a documentary filmed in real time. Filmed with a lot of humor and sensitivity. It shows us the daily live of a girl who want to become an actress. It made me remember the wonderful time I spent in Los Angeles. I recognized the city, the way of life. I know how difficult it is to live in the city of angels and to try to find your way in Hollywood. How many girls and boys can't frill their dream to become an actor or actress. How many become homeless or become addicted to drugs. It's good that this film is made so that people who want to try it out in Hollywood can see how difficult it is. I want to finish with my great admiration for Naomi Watts. You are wonderful.