Buzz

I don't get reviewers (fortunately not many here) saying this is shoving a perspective down our throat. All good art and literature and films help us to be empathetic with someone's experience, and that's what this does, incredibly well. You always have the choice not to watch the film - but you should.

Buzz and Caitlin are insufferable in this documentary. However, there is one tender scene between a UPenn student and Caitlin at a Q&A that I really appreciated. The BEST PART of this documentary is Lisa Smith (Buzz's wife ... they are now separated). Lisa is beautiful and brilliant and I wish her all the love and happiness in the world. She was so honest in the documentary and it depicts something I haven't seen very often : a partner learning to adjust to a significant other's exploration. She has a beautiful soul and it is so apparent in this film.

I found Buzz to be an insightful look into one man's struggle to find not only meaning, but recognition of his identity. Given his reputation as a writer, I applaud Buzz for his honesty. Good film.

Buzz is an engrossing, psychological study of a public figure wrestling with his obsessions and the impact they have on his personal life. The intimate access to Bissinger and his wife and his bare confessions expose the internal conflict of one who genuinely does not fit a mold in society and the weight that misfit status has on one's psyche. Director Andrew Shea has painted a rich portrait of his subject Buzz.

This is one of the best docs I have seen in a long time!

The scenes of the marriage falling apart (or did it?) were stunningly intimate. I loved how muddy and messy everything was, with both Buzz and Lisa trying to figure out not only how to deal with Buzz's sexuality, but even to find the right words to describe it!

The documentary is told with gripping veriteé footage. Rather than "experts" opining on these issues, you see real people struggling through them.