Ya gotta love Inside Hollywood movies, from Swimming With Sharks, The Player, and Mistress, Hollywood loves making films about itself, both small scale (Sharks, Mistress) and large (The Player). The Dying Gaul is a very curious hybrid of two different genres of movies.. Gay love stories and the psychological thriller. Robert is a budding writer who sells his prized script, The Dying Gaul, to a hotshot producer. He and his wife soon invite Robert to the land of Hollywood parties. The wife, who is fascinated by Robert, and acting on a tip from him, decides to spy on him. After gaining his trust, the plot then REALLY thickens with the fact the producer and Robert are having an affair, and even worse, planning to off her! All of three leads in this, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott, all look like they're have a grand old time in this tale of deceit, betrayal, and of course sex. Patricia Clarkson is always amazing as usual, and it's always a grand treat to see Campbell Scott, as he doesn't seem to be as visible on screen anymore. The lead is played by Peter Sarsgaard, and he's just fun. So all in all, quite a great little movie here.
Review of The Dying Gaul
