51
Metascore
22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerWatts and Coffey may have vaulted Hollywood's gated enclaves, but this affectionate film shows they haven't forgotten, nor idealized, their days among the ranks of the struggling and ambitious.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasEllie Parker is at once hilarious and harrowing, and in being so, seems right on target.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorFun, scattershot Hollywood spoof.
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatA rare pleasure.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA splendid idea for a film goes largely wasted despite a brave performance by Naomi Watts as a struggling actress trying to figure it all out in Hollywood.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonA clumsy spoof of Hollywood, EP always roots for its hapless heroine. But where this trifle fascinates most is in its connections to David Lynch's masterpiece.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor Ms. Watts, it is a small, brave acting tour de force.
- 40VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyWithout Watts, Scott Coffey's feature-length expansion of his identically titled short wouldn't amount to much.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardShot on digital video, made on the run whenever Watts was available between gigs, the movie is a pointless, tedious eyesore.
- 25New York PostNew York PostNaomi Watts is the only explanation for the existence of the student-y digital video feature Ellie Parker.