Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
A fairly standard celebrity documentary that follows the familiar rise-and-fall narrative arc. It benefits from intimate access to people close to Anna Nicole Smith, lending some emotional authenticity, but the structure is formulaic for the genre. Cinematography relies heavily on archival footage and talking-head interviews with little visual ambition. Novelty is limited as it treads well-worn ground covered by prior tabloid coverage and earlier documentaries. The ending carries some weight given the tragic circumstances of her death, but overall this is a competent rather than distinctive piece of documentary filmmaking.