Just saw "Heckler," yesterday at the Roxie Cinema in San Francisco. It opened at the Noise Pop Film Festival. Great movie, funny, insightful, and extremely informative view of hecklers and critics towards comedians, directors, actors, and movies. Jamie Kennedy was there for a Questions and Answers after the movie. He is a wonderful, creative, and down to earth person. Jamie is a VERY, VERY, FUNNY GUY! I was lucky to meet him after the screening.
I highly recommend seeing this film. It portrays how critics and hecklers affect those that they critique and especially how the negative criticism from some of the critics are down right cruel. Many of the critics sway away from actually analyzing the movie or comedy stand-up but instead take low unnecessary pot shots at the actor's physical appearance which have nothing to do with their work.
Jamie Kennedy, and many other notable actors, comedians, and filmmakers such as George Lucas, Joel Schumacher, Eli Roth, David Cross, Craig Ferguson, and Tom Green, are just to name a few of this wonderful group who participated in the making of this documentary that were interviewed. They discuss SPECIFICALLY what certain critics have negatively said about their work.
As an audience member, I was able to sympathize and side with the actors and comedians who endured the cruelty of the critics. I feel that actors, comedians, directors, and those who are in the entertainment industry are extremely brave to be in the business that they are in because they are under constant scrutiny.
My favorite parts of the documentary included the scenes when Jamie confronts his harshest critics and asks them why they wrote what they did. I bet many other actors would have loved to have confronted their critics the way Jamie did. Highly enjoyable documentary, and I laughed throughout it.
You should go see it!
I highly recommend seeing this film. It portrays how critics and hecklers affect those that they critique and especially how the negative criticism from some of the critics are down right cruel. Many of the critics sway away from actually analyzing the movie or comedy stand-up but instead take low unnecessary pot shots at the actor's physical appearance which have nothing to do with their work.
Jamie Kennedy, and many other notable actors, comedians, and filmmakers such as George Lucas, Joel Schumacher, Eli Roth, David Cross, Craig Ferguson, and Tom Green, are just to name a few of this wonderful group who participated in the making of this documentary that were interviewed. They discuss SPECIFICALLY what certain critics have negatively said about their work.
As an audience member, I was able to sympathize and side with the actors and comedians who endured the cruelty of the critics. I feel that actors, comedians, directors, and those who are in the entertainment industry are extremely brave to be in the business that they are in because they are under constant scrutiny.
My favorite parts of the documentary included the scenes when Jamie confronts his harshest critics and asks them why they wrote what they did. I bet many other actors would have loved to have confronted their critics the way Jamie did. Highly enjoyable documentary, and I laughed throughout it.
You should go see it!