Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): August 25, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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75
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 27, 2021
But as we follow the back and forth of a newly-empowered Britney Spears in battling her father, any documentary that takes up the cause of an embattled public figure, even one long dead, at least leaves us with hope. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comNick AllenAug 27, 2021
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed has a fairly standard talking head and archive video approach, but it has an inspired variation on the common documentary storytelling method of animation or art. Read full review
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The PlaylistWarren CantrellAug 25, 2021
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed isn’t a takedown piece (at least not of Bob), but it isn’t precious about its eponymous subject, either, blending genuine admiration with a healthy dose of introspection that only deepens a viewer’s admiration of the painter. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 25, 2021
Part biopic, part mystery, part exposé, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed is ultimately a cooled celebration, one eager to acknowledge that gurus are complicated, showbiz is treacherous, and some landscapes hide things. Read full review
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Chicago TribuneNina MetzAug 26, 2021
The documentary is strongest when it simply lets Steve — who resembles his father, minus the poof of hair — sift through his memories. There’s a lot of regret and melancholy there. Admiration too. And legitimate anger at how the Ross name itself is no longer his own. It’s a messy and complicated story. Read full review
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IndieWireKristen LopezAug 25, 2021
This Bob Ross doc isn’t just messy, it one that paints a mixed portrait that’s hard to decipher. Read full review
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The New York TimesLisa KennedyAug 26, 2021
The melancholy result is that the painter with the spectacularly lulling voice, the hallmark ’fro and the liberating kindness remains a mystery; not the brand that’s made millions but the guy who touched millions. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleChris VognarAug 23, 2021
The new Netflix documentary Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed, produced by husband-and-wife team Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, paints a picture of naked opportunism that shattered Ross’ legacy. It’s the story of how a man became an industry, and how his family was gradually, systematically left out in the cold. Read full review
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ConsequenceClint WorthingtonAug 23, 2021
What the doc explores [is] the divide between the personal and business halves of Bob Ross, and which one should be allowed to occupy his legacy. Is he a face on a logo that sells increasingly kitschy merch of the man? Or is he the father of a son who loves him and wants to determine how he's remembered? Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergAug 25, 2021
It’s much closer to the work of its main subject: a bit hurried, inoffensive and ultimately unsubstantial. It’s loosely informative, rarely revelatory and, despite what the title might lead you to expect, never provocative. Read full review
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