Bowfinger

BOWFINGER (12)

 

Steve Martin plays charlatan film producer/director Bobby Bowfinger who feels he has a hit on his hands with a science fiction     script called Chubby Rain, but the only way he'll get distribution is if he manages to get A-list superstar Kit Ramsay (Murphy) in the lead role.

Kit, a paranoid member of a strange cult, refuses to star, so Bowfinger makes the film without his knowledge, staging actors to speak their lines and catching his reaction on camera, as well as using a double who looks just like a geeky-version of Ramsay for other scenes, such as a chase over a busy freeway during rush hour.

For the most part, Bowfinger is an incredibly funny comedy with a bit of a cynical dig at Hollywood and filmmaking, with Steve Martin & Eddie Murphy delivering their funniest performances for many a moon.

It's a shame that the ending is a complete cop-out, with Chubby Rain proving to be a box office success. The movie within the movie was absolutely atrocious!

6/10