Jeni Donahue

As a child of the 80's and a HUGE fan of these movies I was really excited and anticipating this release. Sadly it was anything but exciting. It was very uncomfortable to watch and felt more like Andrew McCarthys therapy session than interviewing the actors who were part of it. At many points they would give their take on it only to have Andrew try and sway them with a ....yeah but dont you think...?? Some of the interviews were very uncomfortable and appeared as if the actors/agents/casting directers/producers were doing a favor to him but really have moved on. The initial question to Emilio with a brazen "What were you thinking?" You immediately see Emilio taken aback but but remain almost zen when hit over and over with Andrews regurgitation of it all. Molly Ringwald and Judd dont appear as Molly has "moved on" and Judd cant be tracked down and many others left out all together. We also see all the cameras Andrew brought with--(*3 camera guys, steady cams, stationary, even his iphone) so you would think the quality of the shot would be much better but even that is really odd. In the end it was an hour and 45 mins of a Therapy session that focused almost 90% of the time on Andrew. Interviews are VERY short. We see maybe one or 2 questions asked and only a snippet of the answer and we move on. I would have preferred more time talking about the "Good ole days" with some of the cast members than listening to Andrew whine again and again about how it "Derailed his career". (*Spoiler alert---none of the other people in this documentary share this sentiment) This was marketed as a documentary about the "Brat pack" and those times in the 80s but it was a very sullen, sad and negative take on someone who has seemed to have held a grudge for far too long. **Possibly why other actors distanced themselves from him.