Small-time celebrity photographer Les Galantine has a big mouth and big dreams, but he can’t quite talk himself into the right parties to get that one great exclusive photo. He meets Toby, a homeless kid who is drawn to the bright lights of New York City and “hires” him as his assistant… –Munich Film Festival
I wasn't too crazy about this film once they focused more on the "rags to riches" bullshit. Buscemi's character's point of view is much more engaging and different, his being a paparazzi and all. They could have simply worked with that, and shown his interactions with celebrities for the whole movie. Maybe he could have built a portfolio on stars he knew before they were famous. Whatever. Overall, it was alright!
I totally agree with Mr Christopher Smith , at the beginning the witty dialog , Steve Buscemis bipolarity and Michael Pitts naiveness stun the audience but it turns into an extremely boring almost documentary of the 2000s. The ending is more than disappointing for the drastic change of main character . Basically , what Im saying is that they started a story with Tobi and ended it with Les. No one cared about Les.
Great performances from Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt, but ultimately left me disappointed. What starts out as an interesting look at the lives of the paparazzi degenerates into a pretty basic satire of celebrity culture.
