This documentary benefits from its lovable subject.
After almost seventy years on television, and some feature films, Betty White is finally slowing down (a little). Up for interviews are former co-stars, with some clips from her first forays into television, her marriage to Allen Ludden, and her sudden second career that started in the early 2000s.
She's a talented, funny actress, but the film makers don't go for a complete picture of her work and life. Ignored are her other sitcoms besides "Life With Elizabeth," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Golden Girls," and "Hot in Cleveland." Some spoiler footage from "The Lost Valentine" is played to show her versatility. Everyone loves Betty, and it comes through in the interviews, which seemed to be shot at different times or taken from other documentaries, and the amount of people who have passed away now is shocking (Betty White will be 99 next month as of this writing).
Funny clips, some interesting biographical information, a lovable subject, but there's got to be more out there than just this. Less than an hour is NOT enough time to cover seventy years.
Stats:
-Directed by Steve Boettcher
-Cast: Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Reynolds, Carl Reiner, Valerie Harper, Tom Sullivan, Kiersten Mikelas, Jeff Witjas
-Media: Streaming on Amazon Prime
-Running Time: 57 minutes
-Letterboxd rating: (* * */* * * * *); IMDb rating: 6/10
-MPAA Unrated, contains some sexual references, some adult situations
