The movie starts out in an acting class. Greg is acting out a scene. From what can be seen, he lacks confidence and the necessary skills to be an actor. Tommy also does a scene and shows even less skill, but this is offset by an over-whelming level of misplaced confidence.
Interestingly, Greg is drawn to Tommy's confidence and acting ability. They form a friendship. Hanging out at Tommy's place, they watch a James Dean movie. On the spur of the moment, they decide to go to the site where James Dean died. Inspired by the moment, they head off to Hollywood.
They spend their time trying to get acting gigs, but without successful. They come up with the idea to write their own script. Well, Tommy does the writing while it seems to be implied that Greg follows other interests (be it acting or something else -- the movie doesn't go into it). After a couple years of writing, Tommy finishes the screenplay and convinces a somewhat skeptical Greg to join the project. And so off they go making an unintended cult movie.
This movie is just filled with hysterical moments.
Some of the moments are already in the trailers such as a scene where Greg is constantly forgetting his lines to the frustration of many. But there are plenty others such as when Sandy (Seth Rogen) is shocked to learn that his check that he received from Greg doesn't bounce at the bank. (Yeah, that might be considered a spoiler, but since there really isn't any shocking cliffhangers, I'm not sure one can call that a spoiler).
The film reminds me of Dumb and Dumber. These two characters are just so out of their depths. I like the dynamics/friendship between Greg and Tommy -- though this doesn't negate my above question. Tommy is very dependent on Greg, probably because Greg is the only friend he's had in years. We learn early on that Tommy is very wealthy. I couldn't help but think that the reason Tommy decided to make the film was to make sure his friendship with Greg didn't end.
And the best thing about this movie: it knows not to over-stay its welcome. It is a quick 104 minutes. The jokes come fast. Character development is established. And when the movie ends, it makes you want a little bit more, which happens during the end credits. Kudos to those involved in the movie for getting it just right.
I loved the movie, but if folks hate seeing movies where they find themselves constantly yelling at the characters in frustration, "How can you be so stupid?," you might want to skip this one.
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