The problem really is the premise sounds like it could be so much more while most of the gameplay feels like a standard time management/base building game.
The only movie I ever made in this game was a completely custom production called "The Latino Lord," which was essentially my take on a Latin "The Godfather." Even with money cheats, it single-handedly bankrupted my studio because it was, based on in-game hours, a 12-hour film that audiences detested.
I remember laughing so hard making these non-sensical dumbass movies that made Freddy Got Fingered look like Citizen Kane. God this game was underrated.
Fuck, I loved this game.