[Photo Credit: Getty Images]
By Christopher Rosa
Lifetime aired its buzzed-about biopic on the late Brittany Murphy — aptly titled The Brittany Murphy Story — Saturday night. Controversy reached a fever pitch last week when Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti told Examiner he is “outraged” by the “hideous, unauthorized, and completely untrue” film. However, after watching the movie, he isn’t too far off-base.
The Brittany Murphy Story is bad, and that’s an understatement. The film is plagued by poor acting (yes, even for Lifetime), choppy time jumps, and tonal inconsistencies. If we’re to believe Lifetime, Murphy (played by Amanda Fuller) was a too-trusting, insecure victim to paparazzi and shady con-artists — namely, her husband Simon Monjack, who died five months after Murphy in the same room from the same cause. The film is more exploitative than exploratory. Is any of this true? We might never know, but fans certainly shouldn’t be happy about it.
By Christopher Rosa
Lifetime aired its buzzed-about biopic on the late Brittany Murphy — aptly titled The Brittany Murphy Story — Saturday night. Controversy reached a fever pitch last week when Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti told Examiner he is “outraged” by the “hideous, unauthorized, and completely untrue” film. However, after watching the movie, he isn’t too far off-base.
The Brittany Murphy Story is bad, and that’s an understatement. The film is plagued by poor acting (yes, even for Lifetime), choppy time jumps, and tonal inconsistencies. If we’re to believe Lifetime, Murphy (played by Amanda Fuller) was a too-trusting, insecure victim to paparazzi and shady con-artists — namely, her husband Simon Monjack, who died five months after Murphy in the same room from the same cause. The film is more exploitative than exploratory. Is any of this true? We might never know, but fans certainly shouldn’t be happy about it.
- 9/8/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
[Photo Credit: Getty Images]
By Christopher Rosa
Lifetime aired its buzzed-about biopic on the late Brittany Murphy — aptly titled The Brittany Murphy Story — Saturday night. Controversy reached a fever pitch last week when Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti told Examiner he is “outraged” by the “hideous, unauthorized, and completely untrue” film. However, after watching the movie, he isn’t too far off-base.
The Brittany Murphy Story is bad, and that’s an understatement. The film is plagued by poor acting (yes, even for Lifetime), choppy time jumps, and tonal inconsistencies. If we’re to believe Lifetime, Murphy (played by Amanda Fuller) was a too-trusting, insecure victim to paparazzi and shady con-artists — namely, her husband Simon Monjack, who died five months after Murphy in the same room from the same cause. The film is more exploitative than exploratory. Is any of this true? We might never know, but fans certainly shouldn’t be happy about it.
By Christopher Rosa
Lifetime aired its buzzed-about biopic on the late Brittany Murphy — aptly titled The Brittany Murphy Story — Saturday night. Controversy reached a fever pitch last week when Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti told Examiner he is “outraged” by the “hideous, unauthorized, and completely untrue” film. However, after watching the movie, he isn’t too far off-base.
The Brittany Murphy Story is bad, and that’s an understatement. The film is plagued by poor acting (yes, even for Lifetime), choppy time jumps, and tonal inconsistencies. If we’re to believe Lifetime, Murphy (played by Amanda Fuller) was a too-trusting, insecure victim to paparazzi and shady con-artists — namely, her husband Simon Monjack, who died five months after Murphy in the same room from the same cause. The film is more exploitative than exploratory. Is any of this true? We might never know, but fans certainly shouldn’t be happy about it.
- 9/8/2014
- by VH1
- VH1.com
Lifetime’s Brittany Murphy biopic, The Brittany Murphy Story, premiered Saturday night to largely negative reviews from TV critics.
The Brittany Murphy Story chronicles the late movie star’s struggle to break into Hollywood, through her rise and success and into her troubled final years. Starring as Murphy in the made-for-tv biopic is Last Man Standing’s Amanda Fuller, while Adam Hagenbuch plays Murphy’s onetime boyfriend and Just Married costar Ashton Kutcher.
Brittany Murphy Biopic Reviews
Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti has chastised Lifetime and slammed its attempt at recreating his daughter’s life and career. Critics, like Bertolotti, have found the movie distasteful and a poor representation of the late actress. Furthermore, Fuller’s performance has been panned for being flat and seeming like she simply read off the page. The production value has also taken a hit.
“Here’s what you need to know to understand how...
The Brittany Murphy Story chronicles the late movie star’s struggle to break into Hollywood, through her rise and success and into her troubled final years. Starring as Murphy in the made-for-tv biopic is Last Man Standing’s Amanda Fuller, while Adam Hagenbuch plays Murphy’s onetime boyfriend and Just Married costar Ashton Kutcher.
Brittany Murphy Biopic Reviews
Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti has chastised Lifetime and slammed its attempt at recreating his daughter’s life and career. Critics, like Bertolotti, have found the movie distasteful and a poor representation of the late actress. Furthermore, Fuller’s performance has been panned for being flat and seeming like she simply read off the page. The production value has also taken a hit.
“Here’s what you need to know to understand how...
- 9/7/2014
- Uinterview
The father of Brittany Murphy is not happy about his late daughter being the subject of a Lifetime movie or about the actress chosen to play her.
The film, The Brittany Murphy Story, stars Amanda Fuller as the Clueless and 8 Mile star, who died at age 32 in 2009. The movie focuses on Brittany's personal struggles and circumstances surrounding her death and will show how her "Hollywood dream turned into a nightmare," according to the cable network. The casting of Fuller, who also plays one of Tim Allen's character's daughters on the sitcom Last Man Standing, was announced in August.
"My daughter #brittanymurphy would be horrified to know who they chose to play her and how cheap it all is," tweeted the actress's dad, Angelo Bertolotti, whose Twitter username is @BrittMurphyDad, on Monday.
Lifetime and Fuller have not commented about his remarks. Bertolotti has also retweeted scores of users who have...
The film, The Brittany Murphy Story, stars Amanda Fuller as the Clueless and 8 Mile star, who died at age 32 in 2009. The movie focuses on Brittany's personal struggles and circumstances surrounding her death and will show how her "Hollywood dream turned into a nightmare," according to the cable network. The casting of Fuller, who also plays one of Tim Allen's character's daughters on the sitcom Last Man Standing, was announced in August.
"My daughter #brittanymurphy would be horrified to know who they chose to play her and how cheap it all is," tweeted the actress's dad, Angelo Bertolotti, whose Twitter username is @BrittMurphyDad, on Monday.
Lifetime and Fuller have not commented about his remarks. Bertolotti has also retweeted scores of users who have...
- 9/4/2014
- icelebz.com
The father of Brittany Murphy is not happy about his late daughter being the subject of a Lifetime movie or about the actress chosen to play her.
The film, The Brittany Murphy Story, stars Amanda Fuller as the Clueless and 8 Mile star, who died at age 32 in 2009. The movie focuses on Brittany's personal struggles and circumstances surrounding her death and will show how her "Hollywood dream turned into a nightmare," according to the cable network. The casting of Fuller, who also plays one of Tim Allen's character's daughters on the sitcom Last Man Standing, was announced in August.
"My daughter #brittanymurphy would be horrified to know who they chose to play her and how cheap it all is," tweeted the actress's dad, Angelo Bertolotti, whose Twitter username is @BrittMurphyDad, on Monday.
Lifetime and Fuller have not commented about his remarks. Bertolotti has also retweeted scores of users who have...
The film, The Brittany Murphy Story, stars Amanda Fuller as the Clueless and 8 Mile star, who died at age 32 in 2009. The movie focuses on Brittany's personal struggles and circumstances surrounding her death and will show how her "Hollywood dream turned into a nightmare," according to the cable network. The casting of Fuller, who also plays one of Tim Allen's character's daughters on the sitcom Last Man Standing, was announced in August.
"My daughter #brittanymurphy would be horrified to know who they chose to play her and how cheap it all is," tweeted the actress's dad, Angelo Bertolotti, whose Twitter username is @BrittMurphyDad, on Monday.
Lifetime and Fuller have not commented about his remarks. Bertolotti has also retweeted scores of users who have...
- 9/4/2014
- icelebz.com
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