Very disappointing...

Crappy film

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I'd seen this movie for sale when we visited the Coppola Winery. I'd never heard of it, but my interest was piqued. I am so glad that I saw it and can't believe that it took so long.This is a great movie. There are so many subtle details, but nothing that happens on the screen in unnecessary.I'm not a world class movie critic, but I know what I like. This is a good movie for movie lovers. This is a good movie for people who like mysteries (it's not a mystery, but there is a lot of foreshadowing that could be easy to miss or dismiss.) This is a movie for people who love the visually interesting (note that when Jeremy Davies character is talking to his dad, you see his dad's reflection in the mirror behind Davies' - amazing cinematography.)

Folks, I really, really wanted to like this film. Alas, I found myself looking at the DVD's timer, wondering when the thing would end. So many elements are likable: groovy sixties design, groovy music, groovy chicks, groovy references to (truly) groovy sixties flicks with chicks. But it doesn't hold together. It doesn't flow. It doesn't involve you.The self-referential dialog and editing had the cloying and self-conscious feel of a student film. (And I had to sit through plenty of those in college, including my own ;-) Overall, I think Roman has promise, but he has a lot of catching up to do with his sister.

This film is not for your average film watcher. You need to have an open mind and a good imagination. I thought this film was okay and interesting. The actress playing Dragonfly was beautiful even without the makeup. The end was great. The woman that played his wife seemed a bit harsh. The movie was good and I would not mind watching it again to make sure I caught everything.

I highly recommend this film for anyone who has a nostalgia for the great halcyon days of 60's European cinema. The plot very loosely revolves around the cast and crew of a Sci-fi, sex romp film, like the cult classic by Roger Vadim, "Barbarella" with Jane Fonda. The lead character is played at just the right level of smartness and sweetness by Jeremy Davies as a young aspiring film maker who's working as a directors assistant who in a plot twist ends up directing the film himself at the end. This is the first film by Roman Coppola, who wrote it as well, and it is visually beautiful and innovative with a good balance of fast paced story advancement and quieter character development moments, like some between Davies and the great Dean Stockwell who plays his father. I really enjoyed this film and was a bit surprised actually how much I liked it, anyone who doesn't get the obvious cliche ironic cinematic references or can't appreciate some of the campy good spirited fun by calling it "Stoopid" needs to lighten up.