Director Oliver Stone's notorious paranoia lends an air of karmic perfection to this "film a clef" about the beleaguered assistant of a world-famous director, which was written, directed and produced by Stone's own former assistant and is structured like the kind of a paranoid thriller for which he's famous. The bad news is that, though professionally produced on a micro-budget, Azita Zendel's ambitious writing-directing debut is undermined by an awkward script and some very amateurish acting. Personal assistant Elsie (Amy Blomquist) is responsible for scheduling every aspect of egomaniacal director Rick Jones's (Don Hughes) personal and professional lives, as well a...
Released:
2003
Rated:
NR
Length:
93 mins