For the amount of self-reference packed into this movie, it’s surprisingly easy to follow. So it would be a little misleading to say it’s the story of the script writer writing himself into the script, because it all seems pretty natural as you watch it. It does come close to getting too twisted up near the end, but pulls through. The are lots of good pokes at Hollywood, and Nicholas Cage does a great job as the fat, insecure screenwriter.