Filmmaker Albert Brooks is making a documentary about a regular American family following the success of the groundbreaking "An American Family". They pick veterinarian Warren Yeager (Charles Grodin) and his suburban family.
It is a mockumentary and a spoof of television production. It hits some fun insightful notes, but some notes fall flat. For example, it fails to predict the rise of modern reality shows where it's far more compelling for the people to go crazy. The crazier the antics, the better it is for the show. I kept thinking that Brooks should be excited that Warren is getting more unstable. It would help if Grodin gets more energized. Maybe the two characters need to be switched. Despite that, I get that they didn't foresee the future reality landscape. It still has some fun spoof value.
It is a mockumentary and a spoof of television production. It hits some fun insightful notes, but some notes fall flat. For example, it fails to predict the rise of modern reality shows where it's far more compelling for the people to go crazy. The crazier the antics, the better it is for the show. I kept thinking that Brooks should be excited that Warren is getting more unstable. It would help if Grodin gets more energized. Maybe the two characters need to be switched. Despite that, I get that they didn't foresee the future reality landscape. It still has some fun spoof value.