The Last Shot (2004)

Loosely based on an actual FBI sting operation, struggling FBI agent Alec Baldwin devises a scheme to entrap mobster John Gotti by pretending to be a movie producer. He hires wannabe screenwriter Matthew Broderick (in what I’ve come to think of as his standard middle age schlub role) to unwittingly help with the ruse. I often find films about making movies fascinating but this isn’t one of the good ones. The potentially interesting tale doesn’t try to go beyond the silliness of the concept. The cast, which includes Toni Collette and Ray Liotta, is obviously filled with talent, but the script doesn’t require much of them nor brings forth anything but average performances.