A decent meta-drama about a neurotic & narcissistic filmmaker with an ambitious perspective from Michel Gondry. Michel Gondry is a hit or miss for me because I enjoyed some of his works like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" but his other works didn't really do it for me. With his latest movie, Gondry proves his talents are still around as the concept, humor dynamics and good performances are around, while struggling with a narrative that feels inconsistent at times.
Throughout, the production, sets, and the camerawork is solid. The narrative explores about the filmmaker's desires to craft something creativity, narcissism, and going off medication as the narrative does offer some fun concepts and ideas. While it is predictable and does need some work, the performances from the whole cast helped to make the narrative still interesting. Gondry's direction and approach is pretty good but unlike his previous films, his style and approach does feel a bit less creativity on certain aspects and it feels like something is missing. Alongside with some uneven concepts and ideas that could have been worked on.
The soundtrack is decent, the dialogue is pretty good, and the characters are okay at best. The main character has some interesting traits but he does end up being a bit unlikeable as the movie continues. Whether it was intentional, the character feels a bit off. Overall, it was nice see Gondry making another movie after a long time. It's no Eternal Sunshine for sure but I did still appreciate some of the movie.
