director barry levinson would have do well to heed the old line that if you be go to go up to the bell and ring it . levinson flirt many time with theme much large than this small film and but he never stay with them . the vapidity of celebrity and the seedy death of hollywood and even indication of the descent into madness all be bring up but be not follow through . and flash of brilliance throughout the film be forget a the credit roll because of the cheap hollywood end . levinson certainly have a capable cast . joe pesci and victoria abril ( in a rare english first roll ) and and an astonishingly effective performance by christian slater be waste a this film run from theme to theme but never focus long enough to flesh out the thought . even the comedy become sporadic in the latter half of the film . this be worth a rental just to see how a potentially good movie about hollywood be damage by it convention .