Tommy Wiseau's infamous film The Room (2003) has been dubbed "the worst movie ever made" (sometimes the best worst), and for that very reason, it has become a cult sensation. The first time I saw it, I thought to myself "how could someone make a movie this bad?" Despite the overall awfulness, I can't help but be intrigued by the movie.

The premise is a little difficult to explain, given the disastrous, disjointed quality of the movie, but I'll give it a go: The Room follows the lives of Johnny (Wiseau), who is supposed to be a banker, and his fiancée Lisa (Juliette Danielle), who really just spends the entire movie being a terrible person. Unsatisfied with their relationship, Lisa seduces Johnny's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero), and everything goes downhill from there.

What I find so intriguing about this movie is that someone was able to make something that is truly awful, and yet here I am, taking time to write about it. It's meant to be a serious movie, with some very serious plot points, but I spent most of the time laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. One of the aspects that stood out the most were the music choices, especially during the painfully drawn out sex scenes. It wasn't that the songs were necessarily bad (although a bit questionable), rather they were out of place, even knowing the mood Wiseau was aiming for. The moment each song started, I couldn't help but laugh in confusion about why the image and the sound were supposed to work together when they didn't.

Another bizarre trait about the movie is Johnny and Lisa's engagement, and everyone's reluctance to use the word "fiancé(e)." Anytime someone refers to Johnny and Lisa's (toxic and failing) relationship, they always say "she's your/my future wife," or "he's your/my future husband." Through all of this, no one ever finds it strange that beyond those repeated phrases, Johnny and Lisa never mention an actual wedding, or an attempt at planning a wedding. Poor Johnny is happy being with her, and he makes sure his friends know this. Lisa couldn't care less about him, and she doesn't exactly keep it a secret. In either case, it's hard not to wonder why they're still a couple. Through the entire movie, there's only one instance where you would logically place a wedding: a scene in an alley where Johnny and two of his friends are tossing a football, wearing tuxedos because they want to. However, when talking about the film, Wiseau says that "football is fun," but why they play in tuxes, who knows?

Finally, we can't forget about the lines that stand out the most. For instance, the well-known scene on the top of the green screen roof where Johnny, seemingly talking to no one, states, "I did not hit her. I did naaht...Oh, hi, Mark." Another is where Johnny walks into a flower shop. As he's leaving, he sees a dog sitting on the counter, pats its head, and says, "Hi, doggy." Apparently, Wiseau was unaware of the dog until that very moment.

I really could go on and on about the many strange and random qualities about The Room, much of them that occur as giant questions without answers. Where do all these characters keep coming from? Why did Lisa and her mother brush off so nonchalantly her mother's breast cancer "diagnosis?" Johnny's little tantrum at the end was rather melodramatic and unnecessary. The psychologist who appears suddenly is just trying to do his job, but no one will let him. Honestly, the list never ends until the whole movie is included from beginning to end. You've got to give Wiseau some credit, though. He's certainly made a memorable movie, albeit a terrible one.

Ten years later in 2013, Greg Sestero published a book titled The Disaster Artist, providing a behind the scenes look into the making of the movie. In December, it will be released as a film starring James Franco (as Wiseau), Dave Franco (as Sestero), Seth Rogen, and Alison Brie.