Review of A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) by Ken S — 28 Sep 2012

I think this documentary would have worked better if it had focused more on Graham Chapman as a pillar of comedy rather than as a controversial figure. For me it spent far too much time focusing on his character flaws than paying tribute to him as one of the greatest comedians to ever have performed sketch comedy.

I also found that the animation used in the film was too uneven, ranging from excellent to cheap and rushed looking. I think my main problem with this film was that I did not expect it to be so personal.

When I read the title and the plot summary I thought it was going to highlight Chapmans time with the Pythons and chronicle his comedy career, not spend so much time explaining his personal life and troubles.

The film took a man I considered to be a god of comedy, and made him seem a lot more human. After seeing the film I still considered him to be a god of comedy, but a more troubled one that I had imagined before.