Alicia I love this movie so much

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

callumbainbridge At first I thought this film was about Phoenix trying to fool the world into thinking he was becoming a rapper, but about halfway through it seemed that Phoenix was playing a character that wanted to fool the world and was failing. His behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and volatile as he makes himself and everyone around him look like an idiot. I don't know what kind of person could put so many other people through such uncomfortable situations for the sake of a film, and laugh in the face of a public who genuinely think a great actor has been lost (for whatever reasons) and has turned into a bit of a prick, but although the film is made at the expense of the public, Phoenix's acquaintances and Phoenix's figure, I considered this movie worthwhile, if only to point out that it's all an act really, just some are better at acting.

clarklyssa Casey Afleck has made his mark in film making. Phoenix is either an even greater actor than I always thought or this is a really sad movie that at times moved me to tears and/or made angry at the showbiz industry and couldn't understand why such a great actor as Mr. Phoenix would have sat there and let P Diddy dis him. The David Letterman piece was brilliant and at the same time had me laughing my ass off. Simply Brilliant film making! Leaves you scratching your head at the end. I have so many questions. Not enough press out on this film, think it would have done much better in the Theater's if PR could have put the word out about this film. I would like to own a copy of my own.

Cocktailsfor2 I'll have to try to flesh this out, though the title says most of what I want to say about this.Watched, wish I hadn't. To tell the truth, I'm more disappointed in myself for watching it than in Phoenix and Affleck for making it."Putting one over on the public" has been done before, and by people funnier and far more talented than J. Phoenix (whom I don't really care for in the first place, so that doesn't help...).Also - as mentioned by others - in this day and age, a large portion of the public is quite media-savvy (or have seen it done before, as mentioned above) and so can prove or disprove it being a hoax / put-on which helps contribute to this failure.The ~only~ redeeming thing about this is the commitment shown by Phoenix in maintaining the "persona" (at least on-camera) for the length of time it took to make this / try to pull it off.Certainly his treatment of his "entourage" ( the actors playing his handlers / publicist / agent, etc.) is not at all believable.The "shock" effects (vomiting, alleged defecation) are off-putting, and not funny at all.To be avoided at all costs.

ecvespertine A performance in a poorly written story. Casey Affleck and Joaquin focused to much on the character development and not enough on writing. The final edit comes together like some loosely joined college art film. The interviews from Casey Affleck make him sound like you are stuck on a date with an untalented musician talking about their new album. Very similar to Joaquin's character in fact. I really don't think there is much that is special about this film, except some individual sequences. These shots strung together make for a poor story. The fact I walked away from a movie not feeling for or identifying with the character, did interest me, but all in a negative way. Shouldn't the reader/viewer be able to identify with the character and their struggles. This just makes both Affleck and Phoenix (and perhaps all of Hollywood) come off as more disconnected from reality then the people they are making films for. To think that their is such a circle that no matter how unsuccessful your endeavors are that there really is no consequences for certain people. They always have their PR team and an entourage telling them their crap doesn't stink to fall back on, and when all else fails you can fly home to Daddy on a private jet.