Review of To Be Takei (2014) by Spencer S — 17 Jan 2015
This is the best representation in documentary filmmaking that could have come from the life and times of George Takei. The film never undermines its subject, though at times it may poke fun at the often petty fighting between George and his husband, Brad.
Otherwise this is a favorably interesting film about all that George has accomplished: he proved to be a reverential and influential Asian American actor on prime time television, a detractor and survivor of internment camps in the forties, and a defender of and activist for gay marriage.
The found footage is amazing, Takei's work is great to see all these years later, and the footage for the documentary itself is very telling. Brad and George are the kookiest and cutest older couple that I've seen in a documentary in some time, and their interplay lightens a lot of the film.
The one thing I found annoying was; that overly childish score that followed them around like this was an episode of a Bravo reality show. Otherwise, there's a lot of heart and poignancy in this film that may even make you tear up.
This review of To Be Takei (2014) was written by Spencer S on 17 Jan 2015.
To Be Takei has generally received positive reviews.
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