You get what you pay for. Even when the product itself has no idea of it's/his own value. You could argue that Torturro thinks a bit too much of himself and that's not accounting for him directing and starring in this, but in what role he gets into (no pun intended). But that would be beside the point, criticizing him for that.
The movie itself feels a bit like a Woody Allen, no surprise he's in it too. He's doing his usual thing, which is either funny or annoying to the viewer. Torturro mostly plays it straight, though he does have a couple of jokes himself. Sharon Stone who did have the only scene of nudity in this, might remind some of her earlier roles (there is more of her in the deleted scenes section), but her character does have an epiphany, which is a nice character note towards the end.
We have a nice ensemble of actors here, all doing a decent job. The ending also elevates this a bit more, though I'm not sure if it compensates for everyone what came before it
The movie itself feels a bit like a Woody Allen, no surprise he's in it too. He's doing his usual thing, which is either funny or annoying to the viewer. Torturro mostly plays it straight, though he does have a couple of jokes himself. Sharon Stone who did have the only scene of nudity in this, might remind some of her earlier roles (there is more of her in the deleted scenes section), but her character does have an epiphany, which is a nice character note towards the end.
We have a nice ensemble of actors here, all doing a decent job. The ending also elevates this a bit more, though I'm not sure if it compensates for everyone what came before it