christopher guest be a creative spirit who have be able to make some very funny film like best in show where his technique of avoid a script by give his cast of actor an outline a matrix for a scene and let them ad lib the idea a couple of time and then accept the second or third take a the final product paste all the bit together in the edit . sometimes it work represent sometimes it flounder . or to quote a famous advertisement sometimes you feel like a nut and sometimes you do not . for this viewer this mocumentary about a very bad film company churn out a very bad film with a rather pitiful cast of actor fall victim to internet rumor that an oscar be in the air work a a funny idea and social comment for about the first half four and then sadly fall apart painfully a it proceed to it wholly predictable end . guest use his usual company of actor ( catherine ohara and parker posey and etc ) and they seem to have a good time make fun of themselves ultimately . yes and there be funny moment and but the further the movie plod the less funny the moment become and ultimately the result of the rumor of greatness show u the shallow life of the sad sack troupe of actor and producer and writer that start out with a pretty awful idea . guest usually pull these caper off nicely and but perhaps with such film a the producer musical on the screen simultaneously the joke be stale . it be a good film to watch a oscar time be upon u and there be some pungent jabbing at award concept float through the film . this be a movie for guest fan and but not a good start for those who do not know his work . grady harp .