This Is My Year

If you reset your expectations to indie low budget drama, you'll enjoy this one. There's a vibe you get with homegrown flicks that feels more real (see:Clerks) and this has that, despite fairly good production values.

Loved this film - it made me feel like I was privy to a peek behind the curtain of an aspirational Hollywood success journey. Although the 'make it in Hollywood' theme is familiar, this is an entirely new take on it. The dialogue is humorous and authentic and made me feel like I had a vested interest in their collective successes. The acting is great across the board, and the solid cinematography shows that you don't need a Michael Bay budget (or copious amounts of unnaturally orange explosions) to shoot a beautiful film.

This movie is a great little indie film with funny writing and solid acting. It follows a young woman as she gives herself one last shot to make it in Hollywood -- perhaps because I have friends in the entertainment industry, I found the story very relatable. It's charming, likable, and an exceedingly pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

This is a movie that could so easily be dismissed in the flotsam that washes up on Amazon Prime, but that would be an unfair dismissal. What could so easily have been an exploitative and airheaded account of a pretty actress's year of breaking into Hollywood, is a surprisingly tough and deep look at the price of fame in a highly competitive industry, but one that retain a light touch. The leads are excellent and even the supporting cast well fleshed out. The arrival of RJ Haynes as the midpoint character, the lead's slacker older brother, is particularly welcome in providing a warm and comic injection. I especially liked the subplot of the famous actress and her downward arc as presented on the E!-Like Hollywood gossip channel that the characters watch throughout the movie. I understand the one location used for the film is the director's apartment. This sums up the shoestring budget but the filmmakers really impress in injecting the film with so much spirit and interest that I didn't really mind the limitations of the budget at all. The film felt real in a way many higher budget films don't. All in all, a really refreshing and thoughtful comedy about Hollywood entryism.

God, this movie got me. It's not the kind of movie that jumps out and grabs you, it's subtle, and you have to be able to relate to people. It so much touched on the struggle of balancing the dream with the reality. We bust our asses trying to achieve something we believe in, something we believe ourselves to be capable of, and it feels like an endless rat race without a guaranteed win. It's slow, it's tedious, it's emotional, and it doesn't always end the way you want it to. I thought this was a really thoughtful look into the failures. Beautifully shot, funny, emotional.

It was really very enjoyable. It shows what I can imagine being a very difficult and scary time for someone moving to LA and trying so hard to succeed. The comedy mixed in nicely with the story. RandP

As someone who lived in LA for about 6 years, I related to this movie in more ways than one...I really enjoyed the lead actress - Kanani Rose's performance! She is both beautiful and interesting to watch; definitely an up & coming star! She was the highlight of the movie for me.