S1MØNE
2002
*
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Frustrated with stars and their tantrums, a film director creates a perfect actress on the computer and she becomes a huge star. This Hollywood satire wannabe has a clever premise but absolutely nothing about it is plausible, be it Simone's talent, her massive success, her reclusive private "life", the way films are made, the way the media operates and, above all, the way the creator manages to trick everyone and do it all by himself. And after all of the above the ending leaves you dumbstruck.
