Thursday, July 10, 2014

A Badly Written Movie About Aspiring Novelists...How Ironic... "Authors Anonymous"


Authors Anonymous (2014)

PG-13 for language

Starring Kaley Cuoco, Teri Polo, Chris Klein, Dylan Walsh, Dennis Farina

Directed by  Ellie Kanner

The Story:

Hannah (Cuoco) is in a group with other writers who meet and chat with one another about their work.  Misery loves company, but when impending news that she has a publisher interested in her work, jealousy begins to creep into the group.

What a waste of a talented cast.

I made it 20  minutes into this mockumentary style film before I gave up.

So many different characters, and the mockumentary kept going to them for true confessions like a reality style confessional.

This caused the movie to just lurch and jolt forward with the narrative to the point where I just didn't care anymore.

Henry (Klein) is in love with Hannah but slow to act on it.

Colette and Alan (Polo and Walsh) are a married couple with delusions of writing grandeur.

The biggest disappointment, and best part of the film, was gun-loving, scenery chewing John K. Butzin (Farina) who was great, but in too small of a dose to keep watching.

RIP Mr. Farina.  You deserved to go out better than this.

Final Grade: D

Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: No thanks.  Welcome to the Turkey Pile.

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