Review – Burn Hollywood Burn

The long version of the title for this movie starts off with “An Alan Smithee Film,” indicating not only that it’s a movie about a director who wouldn’t put his name on a film but also that, blending fantasy, reality and hype, the guys who made this particular movie decided not to put their names on it. Despite the fact that I can’t really blame them for wanting to avoid association this stinker, I strongly suspect that it was all a big publicity stunt. I mean, like Joe Esterhas has any pride to begin with. Please. Whatever the case, this production is notable primarily for some cameos that were nowhere near as funny as they were supposed to be, amusing performances by Chuck D and Coolio (and you know when Coolio is one of the highlights that you’re talking about a pretty dim movie), and proof absolute that screenwriter Esterhas only manages to be funny when he’s not trying to do so. Burn, video, burn. Wish I’d skipped it