Illusion (2004): A once-powerful, but now ailing movie director nears the end of his life. As he awaits death, he slips into a "dream" and is shown three "snippets" of the movie of his son's life. (7.5)
Director: Michael A. Goorjian
Writers: Tressa DiFiglia, Michael A. Goorjian
Stars: Kirk Douglas, Michael A. Goorjian and Karen Tucker
This movie uses the movie industry theme to tell three (four, if you count the old man's life also) different stories, but none of them quite well. I guess, the lesson here is that people in the movie industry shouldn't try to write original stories, because they eventually fall into the industry-related material like screening, cutting/editing, stories about actors/directors, ... come on, there are other professions and other people in the world, you know. Get the story from a professional storyteller and make it into a screenplay. Perhaps, this was conjured up to get Kirk Douglas one last shot at starring in a movie, but, meh. My Rating: 5.5
