Seeing as of writing this I am one of only 40-odd people to have logged this film on here, and it seems from the scores I have given it the lowest score currently of any reviews it seems I should justify my score with some written words.
Gaylene Preston's documentary 'My Year with Helen' is a perfectly fine documentary, covering the approximate year of Helen Clark's bid to become the Secretary-General (SG) of the United Nations. The simple point of…
In which... is it supposed to be serious... funny... what is it... there is acts of terrorism and violence... but then it's undercut by a shift in tone so massive I don't know what to think... it's beyond wry one liners... I don't know what I just watched...
In which... if you have any opinion on film vs digital then you should watch this documentary... so well put together....
In which... one of the best mockumentaries I've seen in years... thin on a proper plot and much resolve... but those jokes land and the characters are so well created I don't care one bit...
In which... what did I just watch.... I feel this is something both actors probably would want wiped off their CV's....
In which... I just rewatched probably one of the better of the 90's tv-to-film revivals... pitch perfect cast let down by a story that would have made an average episode of the tv series it came from... still like it plenty though...
In which... the concept is a great take but it's flawed from start to end with so many problems... such a shame...
In which... I think this may become a guilty pleasure film... it's so bad it's great... and everyone plays their roles so straight it works...