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An interesting fifteen minutes stretched and stretched and S T R E T C H E D into an endless morass of conspiracy crap and crazy ass individuals who think they are way more important than they are.

As a southerner I can attest to the fact that there are indeed plenty of loudmouthed, conspiracy-crazed, internet addicted oddballs to spare. But this comic book of a "documentary" (and I use the term loosely here) is serving absolutely no one.

But I was home on day two of a virus and I just needed some entertainment. Unfortunately this was not it.

This is a geeky Elvis entertainer, his better looking Elvis entertainer brother, his trashy wife, a bunch of Mississippians who want to be famous, and some Netflix producers desperate for attention.

Forewarned is forearmed.

... because in spite of many, many funny moments, and Lisa Kudrow's truly amazing acting abilities, this is very painful to watch. It's not painful because it's bad, it's just painful because it's so cringe worthy. I know that cringe has become the thing in 2024, nearly 20 years later, but that doesn't make it a bit easier to watch. It's just sad, embarrassing, and painful. I wanted just one single happy moment. Couldn't there just be one? Even her winning moment at the end did not make you root for her or for anybody else I'm not really even sure why I kept watching it. It just makes me very sad.

Absolutely one of the darkest most depressing movies I've ever watched. The performances are fine and it's interesting to see a very young Elijah Wood, Tobey Maguire and Christina Ricci. But not interesting enough to watch it. It makes me very uncomfortable to watch the portrayal of teenagers having sex under the influence of alcohol and drugs. There's no dramatic license here for it. This is just trash under the guise of "art". Sigourney Weaver (whom I love) just phones it in, Kevin Kline is better in comedy, and Joan Allen is scary skinny. If you want to see women suffering under the patriarchy of the 60s, watch "Diary of a Mad Housewife" or even Mad Men. This is a waste of two hours. Or turn off the sound and enjoy the costumes, props, and scenery.