Unengaging and disappointing. It is a truism that a lawyer who defends themselves in court has a fool for a client. A similar thing can be said about a director who makes a film about himself. I found it silly, clumsy and not at all insightful into what made one of the greatest film directors ever. The first third comes off like an episode of 1950s Leave it to Beaver, or the Dick Van Dyke Show in that it is cartoonish.

It seems that the major family event is marital issues. Yawn. Then the kid gets picked on in school. Yawn. And these are supposed to give us insight into what shaped this man? They don't. The family and school dramas are very low level and passe.

The high school grad with the big bully break down scene is just absurd in how unrealistic it is.

There certainly are stand out performances by Hirsh and. Williams, but even these are not enough to hold this lumpy mess together. The film comes off as lazy and clumsy covered in 'who cares?' sauce.