quinndm's review against another edition
5.0
Loved every minute of this. Insightful, intriguing, and inspiring.
jimmyl's review against another edition
4.0
This guy would be a hoot to be on a set with. Full of fun anecdotes. At 70 years old, he and his wife snuck pot brownies into the Oscars in 92.
xinesinnott's review against another edition
5.0
This was incredibly well-edited. It's an oral biography; he interviewed hundreds of people who knew Bob Altman, then wove their stories together in such a way that it felt like you were in the room having a conversation with them. Altman is a fascinating person -- I've lined all of his movies up in my Netflix queue.
mirk's review against another edition
4.0
Almost done. A completely absorbing study of Altman - very clever, I thought, to have the multiple voices. Obviously Altmanesque. I wanted more on the making of the movies, but I thought it did a decent job of providing a relatively balanced view (not that I know him at all) of the man.
greyscarf's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. A solid bio for an interesting artist. The oral biography structure works well most of the time but can wear thin. Another thing is that it tends to allow you to focus on who participated & who didn't, creating more intrigue & not trying to pin down every aspect of Altman's life, still leaving a mystery or two to the man. A good work.
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