Growing up in the 90's I was a fan of Brittany Murphy. Yes she was beautiful. But she also had a fragile vulnerability that made her relatable. She was a talent for the ages. Drama, romance, horror and comedy. She could do it all.
A mere few years later LMN tackles Brittany's rise to fame and her sudden death. I feel for the most part they got her essence right. She is seen in a generally sympathetic light. Now the Elephant in the room... Amanda Fuller looks and sounds nothing like Brittany Murphy. It's too bad Ariana Grande wasn't available. It would be a tall order to find someone that resembles and talks like Brittany.
We get a Chronicle of her life at a breakneck speed. (86 minutes) Not every single movie project is discussed (I'm guessing for time or other issues) We see Brittany in a generic red Carpet setup talking about a few projects. Here she meets her eventual lover named Simon... a member of the Paparazzi. Does he have ulterior motives? Well according to this TV movie it's alluded too. The issue is he isn't around anymore to tell his side of the story.
The best performance to me is definitely Sherilynn Flynn. Her relationship with Brittany feels real and not rushed. Other issues that bothered me is that Brittany decries she was fired from "Happy Feet 2". This never happened and was just drummed up for drama. We also get some awful Wigs and (thankfully) only about two instances of Star lookalikes which are actually not bad. (Portraying Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash of "Clueless") Fuller talks in some kind of Jersey accent... If Brittany talked like this it was never in front of the media or when acting... She had a slightly husky pixie like voice that would've been hard to imitate. It would've been best to abandon the fake and distracting Jersey accent altogether.
Also on the set of "Clueless" a snarky crew member basically says she is too fat and should lose some pounds within earshot. Did this ever even happen? Murphy was known for being slender. But to my memory there was never talk of her being told to lose weight. Again it feels forced. At least the actor for Ashton Kutcher actually resembles him. In the end Pneumonia and a combination of other issues contributed to her death... A puzzling and sad end.
I guess the more I write about this the more lackluster it sounds. It's not perfect. But in the end it drove home what a loss to the entertainment industry Brittany's death was. How young she still was. Hopefully in the future we will get a better production. Something she at least deserves.
A mere few years later LMN tackles Brittany's rise to fame and her sudden death. I feel for the most part they got her essence right. She is seen in a generally sympathetic light. Now the Elephant in the room... Amanda Fuller looks and sounds nothing like Brittany Murphy. It's too bad Ariana Grande wasn't available. It would be a tall order to find someone that resembles and talks like Brittany.
We get a Chronicle of her life at a breakneck speed. (86 minutes) Not every single movie project is discussed (I'm guessing for time or other issues) We see Brittany in a generic red Carpet setup talking about a few projects. Here she meets her eventual lover named Simon... a member of the Paparazzi. Does he have ulterior motives? Well according to this TV movie it's alluded too. The issue is he isn't around anymore to tell his side of the story.
The best performance to me is definitely Sherilynn Flynn. Her relationship with Brittany feels real and not rushed. Other issues that bothered me is that Brittany decries she was fired from "Happy Feet 2". This never happened and was just drummed up for drama. We also get some awful Wigs and (thankfully) only about two instances of Star lookalikes which are actually not bad. (Portraying Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash of "Clueless") Fuller talks in some kind of Jersey accent... If Brittany talked like this it was never in front of the media or when acting... She had a slightly husky pixie like voice that would've been hard to imitate. It would've been best to abandon the fake and distracting Jersey accent altogether.
Also on the set of "Clueless" a snarky crew member basically says she is too fat and should lose some pounds within earshot. Did this ever even happen? Murphy was known for being slender. But to my memory there was never talk of her being told to lose weight. Again it feels forced. At least the actor for Ashton Kutcher actually resembles him. In the end Pneumonia and a combination of other issues contributed to her death... A puzzling and sad end.
I guess the more I write about this the more lackluster it sounds. It's not perfect. But in the end it drove home what a loss to the entertainment industry Brittany's death was. How young she still was. Hopefully in the future we will get a better production. Something she at least deserves.