Before I get into my opinion of "Jiminy Glick In Lalawood", I feel I should mention that before watching the movie I had never seen the Martin Short "Primetime Glick" TV show with this character. And after suffering through the 90 minute running time of this movie, I have no desire to do so. I simply could not stand this character. He acts hyper all the time (which is exhausting), and he is pretty feeble-minded (and not in an amusing way). And this character is in the movie in almost every scene! Is there anything worthwhile in the movie? Well, I did find Short's imitation of David Lynch somewhat amusing (and a good makeup job). But that's about all. The movie parodies are not funny, the celebrity interviews are not funny. Even the outtakes at the end of the movie are not funny! It's no wonder Short has remained pretty obscure since the end of SCTV.

First of all, love the reviewer who watched half an hour and then felt it was valid to write how horrible the movie is. Next time watch the whole movie before you review it, I think that's the least someone should expect and would advise anyone to ignore any reviews like that.That being said, this is no comic masterpiece, but if you are a fan of the TV show it should be entertaining for you. These characters are so goofy that its not for everyone. I probably most appreciated all of the improv by the myriad of stars making cameos, reminds me of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Its a non-painful way to kill 90 minutes. It also reminds me of Napolean Dynamite in that it is actually funnier the second time through.

If Jiminy Glick was interviewing Martin Short after seeing this movie, it might go something like this:JG: "Bobby Short…,why did you change your name from Martin?" MS:"No…Bobby Short is someone else. A singer actually. African American. " JG: "That was going to be my next question. Were you inspired by Jacko to bleach your skin? Do you feel white is the new black?"MS: "I'm not Bobby Short. I'm Martin Short. I was born Martin Short." JG:(A patronizing pat on Martin's knee) "Work it out on your own time, dear. Now, about this movie of yours---I JUST LOVED IT. 'Jiminy Glick…' searching his memory—-looks down at his cheat-sheet-—'In LaLaWood!' It's sad and funny. Bittersweet, without much substance and a threadbare story who's sole purpose is to hang little bits of comic business with a few interviews thrown in. Not a very good movie, BUT I LOVED IT! Bobby, thanks for being yewww."MS: "It's Martin. You know, I've always wanted to put Jiminy Glick in a feature—"JG:"No time, dear. We have to move on."

I had the chance to see this film at the 2004 Toronto Film Festival . Due to it's predicted success it was showcased as the closing night gala. How fun was it when Martin Short introduced the film and some if it's cast members! I was a huge fan of the show "Primetime Glick" on comedy central, and have been waiting very un-patiently for this film to come out. I love the way the actors being interviewed by "Jiminy" lose their cool and laugh on camera b/c Martin Short is just that ridiculous. The cast is great, can't believe they can pull off that smart humor in a whim! Check out the dreamy DiCarlo played by Corey Pearson and the brilliant Euro-trash-manager-guy played by John Michael Higgins. You HAVE to see this when it comes to a theater near you!