As with any biography of a controversial person, the reviewers of this film fall mostly into two categories: those that love her and those that hate her. Their reviews are not based on the film but on the person. So how should it be judged? Did the film entertain? Yes. Did it inform? Was it professionally produced. Yes.
I found the film to be the finest and deepest biography I'd ever seen. I was amazed at all of the personal photos and excellent use of stock footage. There's no question it was overlong. The interview footage got repetitive. And it was hardly balanced about her later personal life. But what do you expect? It was produced by her disciples. But it abstained from making her a super hero. As far as I can tell it was pretty factual. And it gave excellent insight to her character. What more could you want in a biography?
I found the film to be the finest and deepest biography I'd ever seen. I was amazed at all of the personal photos and excellent use of stock footage. There's no question it was overlong. The interview footage got repetitive. And it was hardly balanced about her later personal life. But what do you expect? It was produced by her disciples. But it abstained from making her a super hero. As far as I can tell it was pretty factual. And it gave excellent insight to her character. What more could you want in a biography?