Watching both the Netflix documentary and this one, it's easy to see which is more focused on fact and letting people, and the story, speak for themselves.
Watching the first five minutes of this alone, you can see how much Jim Sheridan allows his ego and droll opinion to influence his efforts to tell HIS story, not THE story. Oh, and if you didn't know Jim was a 6 time Oscar nominated filmmaker, you will, after being informed very first thing in the film. And in every review. And every summary of the series. And he's almost the first thing on camera, before the story. It's bizzarely strange how it all seems like a self promotional film at times...
His narration and conclusions are mind numbing and baffling to the point of questioning his judgement and mental state. If he truly spent 12 years making this, one might conclude he allowed himself to get too close to the matter (and some individuals) and couldn't see the forest through the (Xmas) trees...
Watching the first five minutes of this alone, you can see how much Jim Sheridan allows his ego and droll opinion to influence his efforts to tell HIS story, not THE story. Oh, and if you didn't know Jim was a 6 time Oscar nominated filmmaker, you will, after being informed very first thing in the film. And in every review. And every summary of the series. And he's almost the first thing on camera, before the story. It's bizzarely strange how it all seems like a self promotional film at times...
His narration and conclusions are mind numbing and baffling to the point of questioning his judgement and mental state. If he truly spent 12 years making this, one might conclude he allowed himself to get too close to the matter (and some individuals) and couldn't see the forest through the (Xmas) trees...