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I found parts of this to be pretty interesting and a long overdue salute to one of the most charming and underrated modern actresses but I HAVE to dock it points for the absolutely HORRENDOUS "commentary" by you tube makeup tutorial "influencers" they did NOT know Brittney or anyone associated with her. Kindly stick to people who know what they are talking about if you want your film to be taken seriously please! So tired of social media as a source of anything!! Besides I thought it was determined that she died from mold spores that had a toxic reaction in her lungs to a body already weakened by prescription drugs and excessive dieting. The addition of the mom and brother of the husband show what a con artist her husband was for sure though.

I didn't know much about Brittany Murphy other than remembering that when she died I thought it was incredibly tragic because she seemed like a legitimately sweet person, a good actor, and way too young. One thing that bothered me was that they twice showed texts of list of drugs and I'm not sure if they were ACTUALLY from an autopsy report or just random lists of drugs shown for sensationalism because they really ignored the possible overdose that would be all but guaranteed if they were found in her system. And the fact that they spent so much time airing random social media conspiracy "influencers" talking while doing makeup tutorials really makes me wonder how accurate the documentary is. It definitely made it feel trashy. Maybe if people were more responsible about what they baselessly say, people like Murphy wouldn't be driven to things like eating disorders, drugs, and desperation. Her last few years were quite a tragedy.

I can't understand why these make up bloggers are here??? I liked this for what little details I provided, however, you can totally tell the writers already had their minds made up. The fact that this will never be proven just makes this that much more BS. I enjoyed the reflection on her career and how she was as a person. I can't agree with the narrative they're going for.

I am sorry but Brittany Murphy was not some great talent. She was a very good young comedic actress, and an attractive one at that, that Hollywood chewed up and spat out at a young age, as Hollywood has done 10,000 times.

We know how she died. She had lethal or close to lethal amount of prescription hydrocodone exacerbated by antihistamines, which can double the effect of hydrocodone. In fact persons addicted to hydrocode take antihistamines at the same time to double the opioid effect of the drug. Hydrocodone has gone from class III to class II in the US and been banned in much of Europe. Her friends had noticed that she was exhibiting a drug habit several years before this with severe loss of weight, slurring speech etc.

This woman's story is she was VERY talented. After age 30, when Hollywood tosses out most talented your women actresses, she ended up like most -- severely declining film and TV offers. All evidence is she turned to prescription opioids.

This film decides to use the techniques of the cowardly makers, rather than make direct assertions of every stupid conspiracy theory, dodge responsibility and have anonymous persons, YouTube nuts and gossip mavens make the lurid and conspiracy theory based claims. That is a cheap shot and a cowardly one at that.

Do yourself a favor and stream one of this talented person's works. That is their legacy. Their legacy is not the nonsense in this exploitive "documentary."

Loved Brittany Murphy and my FAVORITE movie she was in was not one of the "go to" films like clueless, etc I absolutely LOVED her performance in "Riding in Cars with Boys" alongside Drew Barrymore, just a fantastic performance by both of them.

Brittany Murphy really was a bright talent and shining personality. This documentary shows how physical and psychological manipulation can really harm a person. The story itself is very sad but also fascinating. The documentary production was just okay though with too many interviews with outsiders (who cares what a paparazzi vulture thinks??). The best interviews were with people who were truly close to Brittany.

This Documentary had a slow start and agree with the other Comments about the use of the Youtube Commenters. The Crocodile Tears from D-List Hollywood Types and Hangers On didn't help either. But keep watching.

Although slightly longer than necessary, it proved to be a relatively through and balanced investigation of Brittany's last days and Death. The Police Investigators and Coroner were very professional and believable to all but the most extreme Tin Foil Hat Wearers.

It seems likely Brittany's poor degenerate Husband was the primary contributing factor in her Death, and it was very disappointing that his Mother does not seem to be able to acknowledge her son's lifetime of wrong doing even after his Death.

It is sad Brittany Died. She paid a very high price for what turned out to be a very short lived Fame.

Clips of moronic YouTube buffoons speculating on her cause of death while doing makeup tutorials ruins what could have maybe been an interesting insight into BM's psyche, relationships, how she handled her own healthcare concerns, etc. It could've at least been a decent documentary if not a great one...but the inclusion of these hollow influencer wannabes robs the filmmakers and other interviewees of all credibility.

I thought this was a great analysis of what was going on in Brittany's world in her final months and weeks. It shows a perfect storm of the meanness of Hollywood, the trauma of childhood stardom, and the greed of a manipulative con man. You could see how talented she was and how kind, and how broken she was.

A lot of her fans want some easy straight forward answer presented with a pretty little bow. That's just another fantasy that people feed into. Not everything is black and white; not everything is wrapped up neatly in a 60 minute episode. The inclusion of social media YouTubers was also poignant. It feeds into obsession as well as how beliefs and feelings are used instead of facts - by some people. Although this tragedy happened over 10 years ago, people still go online - with little or no facts - and find ways to feed their anger.

In the end it's a sad story of a young person in the spotlight who got involved with a terrible person at a very vulnerable time in her life.

What's with the clowns doing make up tutorials and commenting on this? That immediate lowers any credibility this "documentary" has. Stop putting random social media contributors in your films.

Love a documentary, and I was a fan of a lot of her movies so I was curious when I saw this. But, I couldn't finish. It was awful. I'm not sure why the people who made this documentary, with all the research and effort they made and the attempts to get the people who were close to her to interview (and even the doctor who did the autopsy) felt the need to put these idiotic video bloggers in there, as if they are some sort of authority. As soon as I saw the one who was doing her makeup, I thought, "What kind of joke is this?" They have zero expertise, and just talk nonsense and conspiracy theories. I don't need a video blogger to talk about how weird it is for her widow and mom to cuddle in the same bed together - I can come to that conclusion on my own. And, if you're going to get a video blogger to opine, perhaps get one that does not talk as if they are a stoned 16 year old girl. "Like, seriously? That is not cool, who does that?!" Thank you so much for your opinion, video blogger. You can go back to doing your makeup now, I'm turning something else on.

This documentary was horrible. Brittany Murphy was in a ton of movies and clips from those movies definitely should have been included to show her talent and range but the way the clips were used in this documentary was just horribly tacky, trying to align specific scenes in her movies to what she was experiencing in life. It felt like a grade school attempt at making a movie, and horribly disrespectful. The inclusion of YouTube vloggers offering their uninformed opinions... WHY? HBO Max is a paid streaming service. If anyone wants to see what amateur internet sleuths have to say about the death of Brittany Murphy, then they can easily get that information themselves... for free. Not worth watching.

Was surprised to see a lot of similar comments expressing outrage around using social media clips.. it's almost like they missed the point of why they were used? There was a lot of speculation around how this could have happened. The documentary's focus was on "what happened", so they painted a narrative using the speculation throughout media, her close friends, and the professionals that were involved in her autopsy. I think it really captured an interesting story which made you think on how something like this could happen to a young star. "It was benal", said the reporter, as to why it happened. Meaning it lacked in originality. Meaning that it wasn't some elaborate scheme or diabolical planned death, it was just a girl who was vulnerable and fell into the hands of unsavoury environment/people (person). A tale often told which is what makes it so sad and tragic.

The 2 part series highlighted who she was; expressed by her close friends and co workers whom spoke so highly of her, which was also made obvious throughout the clips shown. Was a good job done. Honestly.

Using random vloggers as a means to propel the narrative offsets any credibility this mediocre film gains from its few substantive interviews. Mostly, it's just two hours of people offering unqualified opinions. It'd be easier and quicker to learn about this case via a web search. Even as a true crime fan I thought this one was a waste of time.

On the plus side there was some good photography, and the music was quite good. I was never a fan but I came away liking her a bit more after seeing this. Sadly, we hear more from airheads applying their makeup whilst vlogging than we hear about Brittany herself. A wasted effort, and and not worthy of your time unless you're a rabid fan seeking confirmation that Monjack was a bad guy.

5 stars, with two removed for the use of the vloggers.

I didn't really know to much about Brittany's death before, How sad. Sad story overall. I liked it. I wonder about her Mom till this day. Rest In Peace Brittany.

TLDR: Nothing to see here, folks, in this terrible, clickbait "doc". It tells less than what you can find online and there is no big revelation here. Just photo after photo of skeletal Brittany.

I have always respected HBO docs, but this is a real tabloid "doc" (the Max part?). The only redeeming factor is that it interviews many of those close to her (except the mother). But there are way too many YouTube floggers to count and they are all speculation and promoting baseless conspiracy theories, and talking about her death while doing makeup tutorials, which is the worst bad taste I can think of.

Not to mention the inclusion of that parasite, Perez Hilton. He is very complicit in her demise, and has had a negative effect on other celebs as well. He seems to be contrite and that could be a whole other doc but this one doesn't delve into his so-called regrets at all. His justifications are just tasteless.

The ONE question the doc never, ever asks is why her mother didn't do something, get her to a doctor, protect her daughter? How can a crush on a con man trump the welfare of your only child? She was living in the house the whole time this developed. Why the doc doesn't investigate this is bizarre. They are hyper focused on the husband's role. I guess easier to speculate about the dead than the living for the filmmakers. Of course Simon, the husband, picked his marks well. Two naive women at a weak time in their lives who were dying for a strong man to protect them and take charge. But that doesn't excuse the mother or anyone else who didn't at least call the city and ask for a welfare check. Esp when she was pretty much a prisoner. How can you call those people "friends"? I will think twice before putting money into their pockets anytime soon.

So strange that the coroners they interview gloss over the drugs of abuse in her, and her husband's, toxicology reports. 2 kinds of Vicodin (hydrocodone, a popular opiate), amphetamines, benzos, and much more, saying that they were "prescription". Yeah, no one ever abused or OD'd from those... Just Vicodin and benzos are enough to stop you breathing; it's why drs can't prescribe both now in most states. Perhaps there weren't enough of these drugs for cause of death but her Wiki says that they were definitely a factor. Yet the doc omits this important information, so they can clickbait viewers to keep watching. Even after the investigator said it appeared that the couple had been doctor shopping and using an alias for Brittany so she could evade detection. Inexcusable reporting.

It never fails to amaze me how time after time, death after death, no one does anything about obviously sick or troubled celebs. The sad thing is that it's often the people closest to them (Amy Winehouse's father, etc) who are culpable. But I've seen it close up. People are so enamored with a celeb that, you know, anything is excused and they are given more of whatever is killing them. Or there is too much money to be made to take any action. Even at the highest levels of a huge record label producer or film producers and directors. It's the sad truth of the music and film biz since their inception, over 100yrs now.

One thing that is striking, and I don't trust the "doc", but this seems to be so, is that there was no big usual investigation into Brittany's death, yet there was into the husband's, Simon. Police are usually extremely suspicious of spouses, and bring them in for questioning or even arrest them, but none of that here. What made the con man, n'er do well husband worthy of a serious investigation and talented, famous Brittany not? There are many of these questions the film might have tried to answer, but doesn't.

I have always been a BIG fan of Brittany Murphy. Watching her in early 90s sitcoms and shows was just amazing childhood memories.

I remember when I heard the news and I couldn't believe it. It's NICE that they are keeping her memory alive... I don't think the generations now would have ANY understanding who Brittany Murphy is/was.

I read the other comments and I understand what is happening...however... these TRUE CRIME things are just....too much.

Rest in Peace.

I wasn't aware that the National Enquirer was into filmmaking. The gossipy information and opinions of the various vloggers was so enlightening, not to mention their helpful makeup tips.

Brittany Murphy deserves better.

Brittany Murphy was an American Tragedy. That poor girl needed some guidance when she was going through it all, But Simon was just there to be a sick human to her and make things worse. Brittany Murphy you are loved and will always be missed!! RIP darling.

This documentary has some high end contributors. Amy heckerling, Kathy najimy, reporters from people but THEN they use random YouTubers . Also these are the most awkward people that they use. Ones that no one would take seriously if they walked up next to them and started talking yet they give them credibility by putting them in a documentary. Why would these people's opinions matter. WHY?? Hbo documentaries have been on a downward spiral for years but this is bad. Awful.

Brittany was a beautiful talented actress and to make this documentary of her was so disrespectful. The commentary from YouTube bloggers throughout the series was beyond ludicrous. It appears that everyone came out of the woodwork to be included, most of them barely knew her. Another tale of a young actress that fell for a dangerous man and she paid with her life. Please honor her by watching one of her movies instead of this piece of trash.