Title : I Am Chris Farley Category: Movies
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Rating : 4.3
Buyer Review : 66
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I Am Chris Farley: A beautiful comedic light burnt out in his prime by the laughter he so loved to create!
Wow last reviewer we are a little bitter arnt we?
This fIlm follows the life and career of Legendary comedic actor Chris Farley told by the people that he knew and loved. Friends, family, and co workers all describe the gentle giant that was Farley. Yes his ups and downs are brought to light. His drug abuse and low self esteem is looked at. His untimely death at 33 at the same age and in the same way as his idol the equally talented and missed SNL co-alum John Belushi. All this and his genius explosive humor and incredibly kind heart are out on display. Farley wasn't a Hollywood addict. He wasn't flaunting his flaws or running out to make a career of his reality. He had genuine self esteem problems and through it all he just wanted to make other people laugh. A great kind man taken too soon by his own sad demons. A beautiful comedic light burnt out in his prime by the laughter he so loved to create
This fIlm follows the life and career of Legendary comedic actor Chris Farley told by the people that he knew and loved. Friends, family, and co workers all describe the gentle giant that was Farley. Yes his ups and downs are brought to light. His drug abuse and low self esteem is looked at. His untimely death at 33 at the same age and in the same way as his idol the equally talented and missed SNL co-alum John Belushi. All this and his genius explosive humor and incredibly kind heart are out on display. Farley wasn't a Hollywood addict. He wasn't flaunting his flaws or running out to make a career of his reality. He had genuine self esteem problems and through it all he just wanted to make other people laugh. A great kind man taken too soon by his own sad demons. A beautiful comedic light burnt out in his prime by the laughter he so loved to create
funny and a real shame he died the way he ...
Ok, but disappointing. It's mainly short clips of friends/celebrities saying that he was special, innocent, funny and a real shame he died the way he did. It does a decent job of career history and showing performance clips. However, no in-depth insight as why he developed self-image or addiction problems. No mention whatsoever of drug issues until the last 10 min of the documentary. Too many allusions to incidents that are not explained. For example, Mike Myers talks about a time where he tried to talk sense to Farley after some apparent bad incident, but no description of the incident is given. Also, a friend of Farley's says he remembers signs in high school of problems (presumably drugs) but no description given. It just seemed to lack serious substance.
Rushed and sanitized and a missed opportunity
The best way to illustrate my misgivings with "I Am Chris Farley" is to compare it to the excellent biography published in 2009. The book, an arrangement of recollections from Farley's friends, family and contemporaries, is essentially a documentary in written form. It even features many of the same participants, including Bob Odenkirk, David Spade, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Dan Akroyd, Lorne Michaels, Tom Arnold and Farley's siblings.
But where the book was an unflinching, objective examination of the beloved performer's undeniable talent, his tremendous warmth and the demons that killed him, the movie has much more of an agenda, and that agenda is to not upset you. The doc is roughly structured into three parts, each more rushed and kid-gloved than the one before. After an excellent opening section covering Farley's childhood and entrance into professional comedy (which includes rare Second City footage and excellent insight from Bob Odenkirk), the doc becomes...
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