I loved my grandmother very much. Unfortunately, my lasting memory of her is her lying in a hospital bed, both legs removed above the knees (diabetes) and her being unable to even recognize me. She thought I was a nurse...
Because of the careless way this film was constructed, my memory of Mr. Ebert will forever be him with his remaining jaw skin, flapping about as he tried to communicate. I can understand this matter being shown briefly, so the viewer has a better understanding of what this man went through, but the repeated jump cuts back to him in this horrible state was an unnecessary distraction from what should have been the story of his very interesting life.
This film would have been given two thumbs down by both S&E.
Because of the careless way this film was constructed, my memory of Mr. Ebert will forever be him with his remaining jaw skin, flapping about as he tried to communicate. I can understand this matter being shown briefly, so the viewer has a better understanding of what this man went through, but the repeated jump cuts back to him in this horrible state was an unnecessary distraction from what should have been the story of his very interesting life.
This film would have been given two thumbs down by both S&E.