Desertman84 Naomi Watts produces and stars in Ellie Parker, a semi-autobiographical story of an Australian actress struggling to make it in Hollywood.Rebecca Rigg,Scott Coffey and Mark Pellegrino co-star.Chevy Chase It was written and directed by Scott Coffey.Ellie is young enough to still schlep to auditions back and forth across L.A., changing wardrobes and slapping on makeup en route, but just old enough that the future feels "more like a threat than a promise." She lives with her vacant musician boyfriend, who leaves her just about as dissatisfied as any other part of her life, and has a loose definition of the word "fidelity." Helping make sense of their surreal and humiliating Hollywood existence is her best friend Sam, another out-of- work actress trying her hand at design, who attends acting classes with she to stay sharp. When she gets into a fender bender with a guy who claims he's a cinematographer, her perspective on her work and the dating world starts to change.The premise is depressing, but there are moments of vaguely uncomfortable hilarity. The whole endeavor, however, winds up feeling flat and a bit dull.Also,despite Naomi Watts' inspired performance, it stutters in making the transition from short to feature length.But nevertheless,her fans will love this low-budget indie film.

glamourgutter We need the MPAA to create a mandate-Ellie Parker cannot be considered a movie. It seems the easiest conceit of a film plot is making a 'film in a film.' Consider this:you don't need to create sets, they're there already. You can use the director's office, his house, hell, show the casting couch,it's there already for the using! Also you don't have to try as hard, she's playing an actress,she acting, but is she acting in the film or acting like she is acting in the film?Who knows?Who cares!If I had any admiration for Naomi Watts before this I certainly wouldn't now.She has exposed not only her tenuous artifice of her acting and acting in general, she has shown us how foolish we are to devote time and money watching crap fly around on a screen.And I thought King Kong was the coffin's nail...

palawan19 Wonderful performance of Naomi Watts.What an actress!! You have the feeling that you watch a documentary filmed in real time. Filmed with a lot of humor and sensitivity. It shows us the daily live of a girl who want to become an actress. It made me remember the wonderful time I spent in Los Angeles. I recognized the city, the way of life. I know how difficult it is to live in the city of angels and to try to find your way in Hollywood. How many girls and boys can't frill their dream to become an actor or actress. How many become homeless or become addicted to drugs. It's good that this film is made so that people who want to try it out in Hollywood can see how difficult it is. I want to finish with my great admiration for Naomi Watts. You are wonderful.

bikerc As much as I like Naomi, I found extremely hard to follow this movie. It seemed to be filmed with a video camera you buy from your favorite electronics store and it followed Naomi's character relentlessly, with jerky movements, from all her endeavors to become an actress to more private moments such as being in the bathroom. I am not too sure if the director tried to give the movie an air of reality show, but the camera didn't give any space and the screen seemed to be suffocating. This movie looks like a movie made by a kid who just got his camera as a birthday present, takes the camera, strolls in the city and films anything that moves with the pretentious claim that it is worth. Well, after half an hour I couldn't stand it anymore. So, save your money...