Weiner

Although I find politics themselves fascinating, I often find political things quite dull or vexing. This as too often they drive towards dishonesty and lack of nuance for the sake of preaching towards the choir. Documentary I often dislike in particular, as documentaries can be the most dishonest form of filmmaking, in that the assumption is it is all true, but it isn't. This is so often the case with political documentaries where I will become frustrated when you can clearly seeing a filmmaker overlooking, creatively editing or not offering all the information a particular fact, lest it conflict with their political stance in some way. Weiner though is fantastic, as it is about politics but isn't political. Oh you get great insight in the nature of politics, and a particularly fascinating examination of a man who is his own worst enemy. The attempted resurrection, but really greater descent of Anthony Weiner is presented with such profound detail here, as we both see where he could have returned to the spotlight, just as we see the festering wounds that are his personal flaws that drive him further down. The filmmakers doing a particularly excellent job in not at all wasting their intimate point of view, while also capturing so well all those in and around him are also burdened by his deep personal flaws. It's what a great documentary can be, as we see a real story unfold in front of us, without a single forged moment.
5/5