R | 1h 38min | Comedy, Satire, Drama | 12 May 2023 (USA)
As inflated and full of itself as it frequently is, Hollywood isn’t beyond occasionally looking into a mirror, realizes just how phony and shallow it appears to the world, and indulges in some hearty self-mocking.
Well over 100 movies fit this description and there are only a handful or so of them that are superb. These include “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Player,” “Get Shorty,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Mank,” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Kenny (Ken Jeong,L) and Latté Pronto (Charlie Day), in “Fool’s Paradise.” (Roadside Attractions)
In a manner not dissimilar to that of last year’s “Babylon,” “Fool’s Paradise” is a film containing several great story threads alongside almost as many that are not. Although these two productions have little in common regarding content, time frame, style, length, or intent, each is in desperate need of at least two more script rewrites, better editing, and the jettisoning of extraneous, inconsequential subplots….