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Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve, film-maker, in this movie about making movies. Reve is the director of a low-budget independent film who spends as much time riding the wave of problems that arise on his set as he does filming. Give Buscemi the lead, sit back and watch. That should be the case in more movies, I think. Maybe he was just neurotic enough to play this part, or maybe he should just be considered for more roles because he is that good.
(Ok, it was probably a little of both.)

Surround Buscemi with Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, and Peter Dinklage and you certainly have a strange mix of actors perfect to portray the clash of personalities present on the set. It was the bizarre mix that I thought worked best in really making me feel uncomfortable for Nick Reve as he tried to make his movie. I liked the way everyone fit together while never being comfortable with each other...if that makes any sense.

Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent, Elf) made this movie for me. He took it from the bizarre to the laugh-out-loud-funny. His dead pan delivery is fantastic. It is a shame he had only a small role.

There was a healthy amount of swearing and enough (brief) nudity to watch this one without the kids. Check it out when you are in the mood for something a little...different.

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