Betty White: A Celebration

It is so nice to see the young Betty White & hear her describe her journey in the entertainment industry. She was indeed born to be a star! What a great film to remembering her.

It's the same exact special from 2018, Betty white: First Lady of television. Even when the credits roll it has a 2018 date. Utter nonsense. Producers should be ashamed of themselves.

Despite the laundry list of celeb appearances, only a handful of B and C list celebrities appeared repeatedly. The field focused almost exclusively on Betty White's career with a casual mention of her devotion and love of animals. If one is making a film celebrating the life of a cultural icon I would have expected FAR MORE about her life off camera, including things that brought her joy. This film makes it appear as though Betty's nearly 100 years of life were only about for-profit work in front of the camera. What a deeply disappointing bookend to the decades long career of a talented, warm-hearted, and authentic human being. The producer should be ashamed of himself.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who was a fan of Betty White. BUT... I would not have paid to see this in the theater had I known it is NOT a new film. A documentary was released in 2018 called "Betty White: The First Lady of Television". This is exactly the same movie as that (which I had already seen). The only difference is a short clip was added of White that was filmed just a few weeks ago and some celebrity tweets/comments were added about her passing. There is probably no more than 5% new material here.

Save your time and money and definitely don't watch the episode at the end. It's unnecessary and boring. You'll get more out of YouTube then you will from this. Betty deserved much better. Nothing more than a money grab.