British filmmaker Richard John Taylor tells the story of his own career with all its ups and downs, from his early days in the business to the rape of a friend he witnessed but couldn't prevent, to him hitting the big time early on in his career and moving to LA to not only try to make it there but also to marry and have children, to a former assistant holding a grudge and trying to destroy his career and life through Twitter-trolling, to him hitting it as low as having to live in a homeless shelter - but gradually digging himself out of his own hole ...

Visually this might not be the most accomplished of documentaries as it's mostly Taylor himself talking directly into the camera, with bts-material and home movies edited into the film only very occasionally - but that said, Taylor's a really good storyteller, with his story also being very well-structured and laid out on one hand, but also completely relatable on the other. And thus this is a film that's almost sure to draw you in despite its relative lack of exciting visuals, and at even a running time of over two and a half hours makes a very compelling watch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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