Okay watch for a rainy Sunday but other than touching on a few people's general history in acting and a few off hand mentions of child abuse there really isn't much new knowledge or focus brought to the issues facing child actors.
The editing is kind of incoherrant and it doesn't really seem to know what it wants to be. Is it supposed to be a mini child actor documentary? A commentary on how children in "the biz" are treated? Or something else? It doesn't seem to know it's focus and quite frankly neither do I.
Too much time was wasted on current child stars as well with storylines like wanting to go to summer camp that add nothing, in fact actually detracts from it. Some of the people interviewed are also completely unlikable with no charisma and rather than feeling for their situation you just kind of feel resentful towards them for complaining about the great opportunities other people would kill for.
The Good: Milla Jovovich, Mara Wilson, Henry Thomas and Todd Bridges. All were great interviews, shared a lot of personal information and you really get a feel for the hardships kids face growing up and out of childhood "cuteness" and how it can leave you feeling empty inside when you're no longer wanted.
Milla is an actual Goddess and icon, fight me.
The Bad: Cameron Boyce, Marc Slater and Demi Singleton. Too much time wasted on them that nothing for the plot of the dicumentary or add to it in any meaningful way. Honestly those parts should've just been edited out and replaced with more from Milla, Mara and Todd. I wanted much more information from them but as soon as they really started getting into information it would switch to one of the annoying children showing off for the camera. Seriously good on Cam for getting those gigs but he added nothing what-so-ever. No adversity, no hardships, nothing. Just being a good boy and listening to what people told him to do. Honestly all three current kids were a waste screen time in this.
The Ugly: Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Wheaton and Evan Rachel Wood.
Jada's appeareance served zero purpose and never should've been added. She's creepy and weird with all the fake Oprah pseudo-intellectual psychobabble and bangs her kid's friends that suffer from addiction. She added nothing besides faking sincerity continuing to attempt to p*** out her kids kardashian style to the entertainment industry which thankfully doesn't care about them. Both of her children are so out of touch with reality I would just be complely embarassed with myself if I were Jada, unfortunely that would take humility and self awareness, things she severely lacks.
Will Wheaton is one of the most uncharismatic and unlikable people I have ever come across when it comes to actors. Even on Reddit he has this insufferable air of condescension that oozes out of him and I just cannot stand the man. All that he did was whine the entire time so much so in fact that I skipped past every part he appeared on screen. What a grating individual.
Evan is SO whiny. Has gotten everything she ever wanted, high praise, beauty, acting skills, money, fame, adoration and all she does is complain about it. She seems so ungrateful and spoiled. I lost a lot of respect for her after this appearance.
All in all it's alright if you can ignore about 30-40 minutes of totally wasted screen time. Would've been much better off focusing on Milla, Mara, Todd, Henry and Diana Serra Cary (Baby Peggy rip). Everyone else was pretty much wasted air time.
5/10
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