While the George Reeves story has attracted much of the attention with this film, it is really the story of Louis Simo, a guy who wants to be more than he is and uses Reeve's death to climb the celebrity ladder. The arc of that journey is the story and whether or not he accepts the official version of Reeves death will determine the course of Simo's life. Brody gives a solid, somewhat understated performance as Simo. Ben Affleck as George Reeves delivers a personal best performance. A couple of comments about Reeve's are in order. George Reeves was never a movie superstar. His only A film as a lead was So Proudly We Hail. For the most part he was a hack with limited talent who did small rolls. In fact, he had greater success in New York in live television between 1949 and 1953 than he had in all his time in Hollywood. He never suffered any problems with the black list and the only thing that held him back was that he simply wasn't very good. How did he die? It was most likely suicide but we'll never know.
Review of Hollywoodland
