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Living In Oblivion review

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4 Jan 30th, 2009 

10 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

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Well acted, keeps you engaged throughout

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Living In Oblivion is a low budget independent film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring Steve Buscemi and Dermot Mulroney.

Sure, these aren't A-list stars, but that lends itself to the story. If it was a film about the making of a film and you had George Clooney and Brad Pitt pretending to be small time actors you wouldn't believe it. That's why it was better to use less well known actors, it pulls you more into the story.

The film takes place during one day on set of a low budget movie, and documents all the problems that the director, Nick (Buscemi), and everyone else can encounter, from equipment malfunctioning to office politics to actors forgetting their lines. It's almost like a documentary, it is very realistic and gives you the complete story as to what it's like trying to get a film made.

There are a few dream sequences in the film too, so you're wondering if what you're watching is really happening. It mirrors the dream sequence in the actual movie the characters are making, except, funnily enough, the 'real' dream is a lot more bizarre.

I think this should be required viewing for anyone about to make a film. It shows all the pitfalls involved so they can try and prepare themselves, but it also shows how happy everyone can be when it all comes together.

Steve Buscemi is one of my favourite actors. He seems comfortable doing huge action blockbusters (Armageddon, Con Air) or here, in a low budget indie film. He can fit in anywhere, and that's part of his quality, he has an 'everyman' quality about him, of course being a great actor doesn't hurt either.

Overall a funny, well made and well acted film that seems to have gone below most peoples radar, which is a shame as it is a lot better than some indie films I could name, four stars! 

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redeyes22 31.01.2009 11:53

GREAT REVIEW AGGY XXX

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