author: Rick Spears
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2014/09/28
date added: 2014/09/28
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Auteur' is an over the top satire of Hollywood. It's rude, gory and offensive, and while some of it is pretty close to it's mark, I think it still misses it.
Nathan T. Rex is a typical Hollywood huckster. He's a studio producer with a career that is tanking. His new brilliant idea is a horror film called President's Day. Seeking more realism, he helps get a serial killer released from death row to act as a gore consultant on the film. When that plan goes awry, he's left changing the film again while it's being made. Along the way, there are frightening drug trips prescribed by his 'doctor,' a turban wearing fake, who prescribes dangerous combinations of drugs. He's also pursuing the love of his life, or at least the current love of his life.
I liked some of the humor, but felt like it was so over the top that I couldn't tell if I was supposed to like Nathan or be utterly repulsed by him. Art by James Callahan has that can't-look-away-from-the-car-wreck feel to it with gruesome murders and other things that are hard to unsee. It's definitely the right art for the story. I just didn't particularly care for how over the top it was. Your mileage may vary.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors, Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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