If you didn't already know who Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were, then this is one of the best documentaries about them. Along with son/brother Todd Fisher, this is a very enjoyable look at this family that's constantly surrounded by the bright lights of Hollywood. As a documentary, it does chronicle their history as a famous family, their career in the entertainment industry, and how they deal with it in their own ways. However, this film is really more about who they are as people, and how amazing their mother and daughter relationship is.
Debbie Reynolds is just an absolute joy of energy that is always ready to entertain, and Carrie Fisher is an incredibly out spoken woman with a fantastic sense of humor. Seeing the two of them interact with each other, and how they are ideally best friends as a Mother and Daughter, as well as huge fans of each other, is so very inspiring. Just watching this film, you would have wanted to know this duo personally, and not necessarily because of their stardom, but because of who they are as people.
The both of them lived through a lot in their lifetime, and this documentary does not shy away from pointing out their low points, to contrast the high points. In several scenes, Debbie and Carrie share things that are quite intimate and personal, whether it be a shocking revelation, or a humorous one. That's what this documentary shows us, seemingly innocuous moments that bring the two to life, to go along with the big glitz and glamour that's required of them as part of the entertainment industry.
From beginning until end, this documentary thoroughly entertained me. Which is fitting, because since the very beginning of their lives in the entertainment industry, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher will forever entertain us for the work they have done, and for who they are as people.
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