During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben (Robert De Niro) must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss (Catherine Keener) demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
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'What Just Happened" is a rarity in the Hollywood satire genre: it's a movie told completely from the producer's perspective. But judging by the overwhelming dullness of this picture, I'm beginning to understand why movies like "Happened" haven't, well, happened in the past. (Full review)