Straightforward interview with ONLY de Palma himself talking directly into the camerea about all his movies in chronological order. Refreshingly simple to ONLY see de Palma talk briefly about ALL the movies he made. And no one else...
BUT, what's a bit disappointing is that the lesser movies get as much attention as his biggest succeses. That nags a bit. One would have love to hear him talk a lot more about Scarface for instance. But unfortunately it is just covered briefly. As all the movies he made are just covered briefly. There are some nice anecdotes to be heard about the actor's and filmstudios. And de Palma is a funny guy, watching him talk about his pictures, but generally speaking this documentary has no surprises that make it really stand out.
Recommended for whom? De Palma fans would like it ofcourse, because of all the anecdotes he tells about his pictures. But if you arent a fan of his work, this interview covering all his movies wont light your fire. In that case watch his classics "Scarface" (1983) or "The Untouchables" (1987) instead of this documentary...
BUT, what's a bit disappointing is that the lesser movies get as much attention as his biggest succeses. That nags a bit. One would have love to hear him talk a lot more about Scarface for instance. But unfortunately it is just covered briefly. As all the movies he made are just covered briefly. There are some nice anecdotes to be heard about the actor's and filmstudios. And de Palma is a funny guy, watching him talk about his pictures, but generally speaking this documentary has no surprises that make it really stand out.
Recommended for whom? De Palma fans would like it ofcourse, because of all the anecdotes he tells about his pictures. But if you arent a fan of his work, this interview covering all his movies wont light your fire. In that case watch his classics "Scarface" (1983) or "The Untouchables" (1987) instead of this documentary...