For a movie that wants to be about John Ford, it would really rather talk about Trump, the US prison system, racial injustices, etc. It also makes mistakes (screwing up which eye he had patched) and only talks about a few of the man's movies (those that fit the agenda of the filmmakers) ie) Searchers, Sgt. Rutledge, Man who Shot Liberty Valance, Stage Coach. So it's a massive failure as a look at the man. But what this really is, is an attempt to say that the IDEA of America was partially created through John Ford's movies and that it's gone off track. Okay, that's fine, but don't market that as a look at the director, instead just make a political essay or something. This was totally not at all what anyone would want.
Watch Bogdanovich's Ford doc instead.
Watch Bogdanovich's Ford doc instead.