20 Alternative 2017 Movie Awards
3. Most Unexpectedly Awesome Movie - The Disaster Artist
The Room is a terrible movie, everyone knows this. Although millions now enjoy watching Tommy Wiseau's folly through an ironic lens, it remains an affront to cinema. The story behind the movie is so much more interesting because of how insane it all is, making The Disaster Artist a must-see prospect for The Room's niche hardcore fans.
However, somewhere along the line the movie began picking up serious buzz among fans, critics and even those that had little knowledge of The Room. Now, The Disaster Artist has found itself right in the center of awards season, landing a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy, with director/producer/star James Franco winning Best Actor in the same category.
Funny without leaning too heavily into comedy and treating the source material with respect despite its stranger-than-fiction story, The Disaster Artist is also a surprisingly touching story about friendship that just happens to involve the making of one of the worst movies in history.
The thought of Tommy Wiseau at the Academy Awards is crazy enough, but the thought of him representing a movie where he is the main character sounds too surreal to be true.