If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

SPOILER: This movie is dreadful. The Leisure Class was dull, dreary, predictable, and had absolutely no artistic quality. It was a dry retelling of the same story we see time and time again. A neophyte's attempted recreation of an English farce to poor effect. Even in the bitter last few minutes, we are offered a prolonged hacking and coughing bit from Bruce Davidson, this little bit pretty much summarized my feeling about the entire movie, something regurgitated, phlegmatic,unpleasant, unfunny, and that went on too long with no comic payoff. As I am obligated to write a full ten lines to share my thoughts on this movie, I will add that I was also very disappointed in the season of Project Greenlight that produced this flop. I found the director choice to be poor, he was petulant and unyielding, and for what? I also think that Effie Brown was disrespected, at least with the narrative as seen on the edited versions of the series. Previous seasons supported their chosen producers much more fully.

Whata fraud PGL was this season. All those big shots, pretending the script didn't suck. It wasn't just bad, it was.... Well, it was so bad I barely know how to explain how bad it was. Was there a first act that had some character development that they cut? It's basically just two brit guys improvising the same character dynamics the whole story, and some Americans saying whatever needed to be said to service the plot at any particular time. Just as one example of the idiocy of the script, can anyone think of a reason the Dad would wait till just a few hours before the wedding to mention that the Private investigation into the Guy's background was sketchy? Actually I can think of a reason, because if he'd brought it up earlier, none of what had already transpired in the story would've happened.I will say this, the Producer lady, who's name escapes me right now, she IMO over-reacted to some things at times, but she pulled off a miracle with the budget she had. From a production standpoint, this doesn't look like a cheap movie. Of all the people I saw behind the scenes, she'd be the one I'd hire to help make a movie.Visually, it's just ridiculously stupid that the Director wasted so much time, money and effort on insisting on film. If you'd brought in a thousand people off the street to watch this movie, and then after you woke them up, and you asked them whether this was shot on film or video, I'd bet 99.9% wouldn't have a clue.All that time wasted on film/video, pointless location scouting, obsessing over a stunt that wasn't all that bad, etc.... should have instead been spent on trying to rewrite the script into something that resembled a story worth watching.Props to Affleck for not lying his ass off pretending the film was even remotely good.

I've been watching Project Greenlight along with all the other reviewers here, but I feel like these reviews have generally been unfair and weighted by feelings from the show. The story is solid. You've seen some derivative of it before, but find me one you haven't. The character development could be stronger, most of these people are thin stereotypes, but, again, find me a movie not full of them. You do get a sense of who the 2 main characters are immediately, tho and their chemistry is fantastic. They're the heroes of this movie and they bolster it all the way through. The comedy is good: farcical slapstick. although I personally would have liked to see it ramped up a bit more. As was stated in the show, I would also have liked to see more progression in the main female lead and the pacing does feel a bit rushed.Overall a good solid effort with a few great performances. Not your favorite movie but enjoyable, and certainly not as pannable as the sour-grape-eating, wannabe-directors have reviewed here.

My wife and I, after seeing Pete Jones pop up, simultaneously watched seasons 1 and 4. It was pretty interesting. Pete Jones had a hard time getting a handle on how to direct, but had a mélange of guys around him arguing over production issues. Jason Mann had a clear vision of what he wanted, pulled off some excellent directorial skill, and had one producer bring her drama. If I were to hire for a small film, Pete Jones would write the screenplay by himself, Jason Mann would only direct, and Effie Brown would have nothing to do with the production.The film looked nice, moved along towards where it was headed, and had some good actors. Whatever was in Jason Mann's head did not translate to an overall satisfying experience. As I write this, I'm surprised the movie is at 3.9 on IMDb. I thought it would be closer to a 5. But I have to agree with the 3.9, 3 of which go to Tom Bell and Ed Weeks. If not for them, this film would be a disaster. It's obvious the best parts of the film were ad-libs between the two male leads.It's my opinion that Effie Brown is a racist. Her complaining about the 'lily-whiteness' (her term) and focus on black crew-members betrays her. I have no issue with blacks, and other non-whites, getting a foot in the door in Hollywood. It's obvious to me that Effie Brown made sure the crew was out-of-proportion black-versus-white-versus-the-population. Her personal agenda became an albatross around the neck of the production. If she were reading this now, her eyes would be open, with a fake, wide, rueful smile to go with it. This was not the production to bring that drama. I hope she gets stuck on Tyler Perry films.Jason Mann may or may not learn his lesson. It is telling that HBO's head, Len Amato, said he would want time before working with Jason Mann again. It was ridiculous that Len Amato had to hand-hold the end of production (that may be why he gets paid the big bucks). Jason Mann has not earned his stripes before or after this production. His skill as a director is evident. He understands lighting, angles, background, set-up, timing, and editing. His next project should be with the condition that he only direct, and direct as he is told by the producer (and as the script dictates). He made a blunder when he stated something along the lines of, "The director gets the final say in the creative process." Noooo, that is what Woody Allen gets to say/do. The director does his/her job, and the MONEY gets to say from the outset who has the final creative say. Now, if "The Leisure Class" makes $20,000,000, then I know nothing. Somehow I think it won't.P.S. Imagine Woody Allen in the Bruce Davison role, and whimsy instead of drama. THAT would be a Woody Allen film to see, and with the EXACT SAME script!