Framing John DeLorean

This is an interesting story, but I have no idea why there was a need for re-enactments. Interviews with the principals were sufficient to tell the story. Putting "behind the scenes" clips within the re-enactments was an absolute failure of production.

Fortunately, there is enough of the story to make the documentary worthwhile, but this should have been a lot better.

The part of this film that is actual documentary is quite good. There are plenty of interviews with people directly involved in the story, a good deal of archive footage, and some history of DeLorean's career before he founded of his own automobile company.

Then there's the reenactments. They take away from the film as a whole; they're by nature difficult to pull off effectively, and here they feel like they're interrupting an otherwise well done and interesting film. Another issue is the son, and too much of him. He doesn't add much substantial insight, just an overuse of F-bombs and whining.

There's enough good material in this film to keep you watching until the end, but it would have been better as a traditional documentary. Unfortunately the filmmakers used the format they did. It's as if they created an obstacle in the way their own film.

For some reason they felt the need to insert Alec Baldwin for dramatizations, padding out the story instead of going into any depth it felt like a promo for a movie instead of a documentary.

I remember when this was happening but at that point in my life, I was not interested in the whole affair. It was a good to see this documentary but I know there was so much more that should be in the story. It would been so much better without Baldwin. They should have used the time and money on more research and story telling.

All the actors, the interviews of people that were there for/before JD's fall, the old footage of previous interviews of JD and his family, put together beautifully. Alec Baldwin is good at his craft. I appreciate his contribution, and his candor. What I don't appreciate is the son of JD. Like one reviewer stated, it's like serving a beautiful omelette, and then pouring a bottle of salt on it.

JD's son Zachary is that bottle of salt. That's what JD's son did to the film. Every other word is an F bomb. Yeah his life sucks, but at this point in time?? 40 years past the incident? His life is his own fault. Everybody's got traumas from childhood that we should be working past, or passed already. Zachary has decided to daily live through his trauma "when my mom got that call, my life changed" Everybody's life changed! And you're not the only one to suffer!

Unbelievable! His interview should have been in edited down to a minute at the most.

4/5.