Hollywood mocks itself with fine results in this quirky, affectionate film about film-making, remarkably based on a true story. It's the Eighties, and the dream of aspiring film-maker Steven Shats (Matthew Broderick) is about to come true when a producer (Alec Baldwin) greenlights his screenplay, Arizona. But little does he know that the producer is really an undercover FBI agent, using Shats - as well as a growing number of cast and crew, including the flamboyant leading lady (Toni Collette) - as a stooge in an elaborate sting to bring down the Mob. While the film's pacing is uneven, the deadpan delivery of the sharp, observant lines - particularly by Baldwin and Broderick, both on top form - is spot on. And with a starry cast including Ally McBeal's Calista Flockhart as Shats's ageing starlet girlfriend, Ray Liotta as another FBI agent and Joan Cusack as a hilarious, tough-talking studio exec, this is a treat for anyone who loves the movies.

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