A short film anthology with multiple directors tackling an interconnected story about a group of teens on the Internet in search of the most banned movie ever, Movie 43 features a who’s who cast that dares to taunt their own reputations as celebrated performers in order to push the boundaries for a good cheap (and dirty) laugh.  

This is not the sentimental romanticism of the two lead actors' 'Titanic.' In fact, it is much harder-edged and much less compassionate than its director Sam Mendes' previous 'American Beauty,' which mixed humor and a hallucinatory dreaminess into its similar tragic theme. Grade: B.