Powerful

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Excellent but underrated film

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

"Ellie Parker" is a fascinating look at the life of an aspiring actress in Hollywood. It's more of a drama than comedy in that what she goes through is anything but funny. The movie, shot on digital, looks like an extended YouTube blog and I mean that in a good way. It gives the film a very intimate quality as we follow Ellie Parker through her various stops in her everyday life as an actress trying to make her break. We, the viewer get to see much of Los Angeles through her journey. It's a really engaging experience.Frankly I am astonished at the low rating this film has gotten. My guess is that there are probably too many aspiring filmmakers and actors/actresses looking at this film with very jaded eyes. For someone not living in Los Angeles or actively pursuing an acting career, "Ellie Parker" is sure to be an eye-opening. Well worth a look!

This film is about an actress called Ellie Parker, who has to go to various auditions to find work.This film examines the life of wannabe actors before making it big. There are a lot of frustrating times, such as the people auditioning the actors are too drunk or too stoned to notice your effort. However, it pays to be patient! The low budget hurts the film by not having extravagant sets or special effects. Fortunately, it is compensated by Naomi Watts' superb acting skills. The film basically becomes her own one-man film, with her having to carry the whole film all the way. As a result, Naomi Watts is able to showcase her acting talents. She pulls every single expression people can think of, and displays all sorts of emotions within 90 minutes. It is very impressive indeed! This film becomes the portfolio of Naomi Watts' acting skills. if anyone is unconvinced of her acting skills, watch this and you will be indisputably convinced.

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...

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...