Grey Gardens

One of those films where you can't help but wonder whether the documentary makers shouldn't have protected their subjects against themselves. The two protagonists are eccentric ladies, but they also seem a little too aware of the camera and I wouldn't vouch for their sanity.

The two are related to Jackie O, they live in a big mansion in East Hampton, but the place is completely in ruins. The mother and daughter don't seem to care too much, though they love complaining and shouting at each other. It's more their way of communicating though.

And so you're watching two women make an absolute nuisance of themselves. It's not my idea of a good time, I also don't see the point of building an entire doc around people like that. Instead of helping them, they're put on display, which I found neither funny, nor fascinating, nor enjoyable.