Review of The Trials of Ted Haggard (2009) by Justin W — 17 Jan 2010
If you are like me and find the religious right as fascinating as I do, you are likely to be curious here. Ted Haggard, for all intents and purposes, is the 21st century example of how the mighty have fallen.
Starting at the point of his forced exile from New Life, Pastor Ted is followed around as he tries to resolve his broken livelihood and family. For a persona such as Pastor Ted, this documentary feels criminally short.
As interesting as it is on it's own, there is a lack of depth here that could possibly be a matter of the Haggard family keeping the filmmaker at arms length. There is a part of me that was hoping to witness Pastor Ted break into tears.
With such a prominent past role of preaching against what he apparently is himself, the attempt made at garnering an ounce of sympathy fell way short of the mark.
This review of The Trials of Ted Haggard (2009) was written by Justin W on 17 Jan 2010.
The Trials of Ted Haggard has generally received mixed reviews.
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