m.dunne

Ten percent of the four episodes was about Cary Grant and the rest about Dyan Cannon. The actor playing Cary Grant bore little resemblance to the real Cary and looked a lot shorter too. His acting I thought was very wooden and stilted and failed to draw me in. It was a struggle to finish watching all four episodes, by the end I had lost all interest. Some day I hope they will make a proper autobiography of the man. This definitely isn't it and I would not recommend this very poor effort to anyone. Archie never really feels real. This may be down to the writing - laboured jokes and trite drama mark this as a script the real Grant would have surely scrapheaped. Maybe Isaacs, making big and unexpected choices, has to shoulder some of the blame. But whatever the reason, Archie is an affair to forget.

I can't for the life of me understand the number of high ratings given for this show. I could not empatise with any of the main characters. A complete bore fest.

This is one of the best documentaries about a musical artist that I have ever seen. An absolute must watch, regardless of whether you are a fan of Shane McGowan and The Pogues.