No this is not a documentary about the band "Oasis".
This film is good. There is some great acting from Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford and Rachel Mc Adams who keeps it all together. She carries the film in a believable way and I would say it's her best film to date. The story is a bit bland, serious news versus entertainment news and a nervous producer (Mc Adams) who tries to keep people working with each other and make sure that everyone can do a good show. It's a bit cliche, but the script is witty enough and doesn't shy away from taking the piss out of itself.
The scene where Jeff Goldblum asks Rachel Mc Adams at her interview if she's gonna sing had me in stitches. Rachel's character is soo enthusiastic and super positive that really this is the only question you could ask. Goldblum does it in such a dry way it's hilarious. Keaton is good but a bit underused, her part could have been bigger. Harrison Ford is interesting, kinda a Jeremy Paxman (cranky BBC newsreader) character who now has to face the fact that all he can do is lame entertainment news. It's an interesting part for him and he can show off his different kinds of frustrated faces.
The colour palette is "happy Hollywood" and the camera is partly interesting. J.J. Abrams has proven that (after such shows as Lost and Fringe) he can also produce pretty good movies. Roger Mitchell is a renowned director who has directed such hits as Notting Hill and Changing Lanes and judging by the acting he's done a good job.
The ending is a bit frustrating, it's a happy one, but it's message is also "Man we're stupid, but we totally rock" and anybody who likes serious news will be disappointed. Poor devils.
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