What comes first, megalomania or show business? This film aptly depicts ambition and celebrity as a humanity-killing lifestyle. Something all audiences are familiar with by now. Stories abound of people like Bob, entertainers whose onscreen personae bear zero resemblance to the off-screen overblown egotism that consumes many of these people. Ellen DeGeneres comes to mind, and this story's very likable comedian Bob, beloved by his fans, is a literal parasite offstage. He's a fun antagonist and probably captures the truer nature of Hollywood success. Fun story. A brave indie with a timeless message.
