This bio-pic fails on all accounts. It trivialises the great Judy Garland and turns her into a pathetic caricature of what she once was. The main problem with the movie is that it tries to cover 45 years of Judy's life in just three hours. As a direct result of this, monumental events in Judy's life are skimmed over or just ignored altogether? What happened to her public breakdown while on the set of her TV show - not even mentioned in the film. What was the deal with getting Judy to say "If you want the girl next door, go next door", one of Joan Crawfords famous quotes? I would imagine that the last thing anyone wants is to draw comparisons between Garland and Crawford, but apparently not in this pathetic bio-pic.
Written by Judy's daughter Lorna, Lorna is portrayed as an absolute saint, which I get the feeling is distorting the truth. The scenes featuring Mickey Rooney are cringe worthy as the actor in question looks nothing like Rooney ever did. The whole first ten years of Judy's film career are skimmed over, and "The Wizard of oz" is given a more perfunctory treatment than I thought possible. Judy's father is portrayed as a great, caring man, despite real life documentation that suggests he was a very strange man, indeed. Maybe Lorna believes she is honouring her late mothers memory by making this film, but it truly is a disgrace to both her and Judy.
Written by Judy's daughter Lorna, Lorna is portrayed as an absolute saint, which I get the feeling is distorting the truth. The scenes featuring Mickey Rooney are cringe worthy as the actor in question looks nothing like Rooney ever did. The whole first ten years of Judy's film career are skimmed over, and "The Wizard of oz" is given a more perfunctory treatment than I thought possible. Judy's father is portrayed as a great, caring man, despite real life documentation that suggests he was a very strange man, indeed. Maybe Lorna believes she is honouring her late mothers memory by making this film, but it truly is a disgrace to both her and Judy.