For Your Consideration

2006 "Success in Hollywood is as fragile as a rumor"
6.3| 1h26m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 17 November 2006 Released
Producted By: Castle Rock Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star generates awards buzz.

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Cosmoeticadotcom In trying to get at the heart of why this film is merely good, not hilarious, I think that an over-reliance on improvisation is at fault. In a mockumentary, such rough moments can be 'disguised' as byproducts of the faux reality, whereas in a straight film like this they cannot. A good example is provided by John Michael Higgins as Corey Taft, the stolid agent for Marilyn Hack. While he's got a few good scenes, too many of his obnoxious to the core character simply is stuff seen done better before. And he suffers in contrast to Levy's character, Morley Orfkin, agent to Victor Allen Miller. The same goes for Ed Begley Jr.'s tired and routine gay makeup man character, Sandy Lane. Also, some of the same old tired in-jokes and stereotypes about Hollywood abound. If only two or three were used, rather than fifteen or twenty, the film would have been better off, and the balance would have aided the true pathos of the film. In that sense, this film was a bit lesser version of David Mamet's State And Main crossed with Robert Altman's The Player.Yet, despite all that, this film is, in truth, a good adult comedy, and given that they are so rare, its flaws are minor in comparison to its good points. Compare it to the latest black or teen exploitation comedy and you'll agree. For Your Consideration may not, itself, be worthy of consideration for an Academy Award, but it may stand out as a critical film in the continued evolution of one of American film's most original and funny filmic auteurs. La chaim!
nathanschubach The movie was funny at times, but it wasn't written very well. It seemed to rely on the old improvisational skills of the actors to pull it together. There's a lot of timely press jokes that the actors go through (Harry Shearer on a TRL-esquire after-school hip program trying to be cool, and the hilarious scene of Catherine O'Hara revealing a new face-lift on national TV on a late night talk show), which are pretty much the funniest parts of the movie. Jane Lynch and Fred Willard as entertainment news-show hosts was a delight, especially when Fred went on the street to get reactions of failed actors after not getting nominated for an Oscar. And I loved John Michael Higgins' executive character talking about his Choctaw heritage.There wasn't much more to this movie, though. OK, the setting of the movie is non-traditionally based on a Jewish holiday, which gets changed to a more Americanized title. Then the cliché characters of the dying mother and lesbian sister, OK. It just wasn't very remarkable in the end. Again, no real music in the movie, which I have a problem with just to ease out of constant interviews with the actors in Guest's movies. But whatever, it's better than average, and another welcomed try by Christopher Guest at the perfect improv movie, but it's starting to get a little played-out.
ajs-10 I have been a fan of This Is Spinal Tap (1984) for many years, also co-written by Christopher Guest, and so I was intrigued to see this more recent effort. I wasn't disappointed, although I didn't find it as funny as Spinal Tap, the clever whit was still there and so a good time was had by all. The setting is a film set where a low budget film starring a couple of lesser known and slightly ageing actors is being produced.Marilyn Hack and Victor Allan Miller, a pair of ageing actors are starring in the low budget production, "Home for Purim". Also in the film are the young actors Corey Taft and Pam Campanella and the director is Jay Berman. Throw into the mix, Victor's agent, Morley Orfkin, and the producer, Whitney Taylor Brown and that's the main part of the ensemble. The production is going quite well until Marilyn hears a whisper that she may be up for an Oscar nomination. This gets the entire cast in a bit of a spin, especially when Victor is also mooted to be up for a nomination as well. Just to make it really crazy, we then hear that Pam is on the shortlist for a nomination too! We follow the cast as they totally transform, going on chat shows, making appearances and generally behaving like the stars they think they are. Then the guys at the top get involved, specifically the studio owner, Martin Gibb. He persuades them to change the film significantly before its release. And I'll leave this little synopsis on the morning of the nominations, who will get a nod from the academy? I found this a very enjoyable film to watch, the dialogue reminded me of some of the films of Woody Allen in parts. Some great performances, in particular, Catherine O'Hara as Marilyn Hack, Harry Shearer as Victor Allan Miller, John Michael Higgins as Corey Taft, Carrie Aizley as Pam Campanella and Eugene Levy as Morley Orfkin. Also a neat cameos from Christopher Guest as Jay Berman and Ricky Gervais as Martin Gibb.Over all, a nice gentle comedy with some clever dialogue and some totally bizarre characters. Not the greatest comedy ever made, but quite enjoyable none the less. One I can recommend.My score: 6.7/10
tastyhotdogs Stumbled across this is the comedy section at "Video Busters" the other week, a section i thought I'd exhausted."For Your Consideration" is the latest offering from Christopher Guest and co, this time the movie is about a seemingly ordinary movie that out of nowhere gets some Hollywood buzz and greatly excites the crew of newcomers and veterans. That's pretty much the story, but it's not done in their normal mocumentary style, it's more of a movie. The cast is the same, featuring Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard etc. There's also a cameo from Ricky Gervais, albeit it for just a few scenes.Pretty average, and very few laughs. The style didn't work and the characters had little to work with. The last few from these writers has dropped off quite a bit, with "Best in Show" being the last real decent one, largely thanks to Fred Willard. Give it a miss.