Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
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Film poster
Directed by Rob Reiner
Produced by
CinematographyBarry Markowitz
Rocker Meadows
Edited byBob Joyce
Music by Marc Shaiman
Production
companies
Distributed by HBO
Release dates
  • October 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)(AFI Fest)
  • November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11)(United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Rob Reiner. It is a tribute to the American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter Albert Brooks. [1] In addition to directing the film, Reiner also interviews Brooks, revealing the two have been best friends since meeting at Beverly Hills High School. Much of the documentary is a conversation between Brooks and Reiner, who have been friends for nearly 60 years. [2] The film follows the life of Brooks from his early childhood in a showbiz family through his years in the industry.

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 97% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life offers an engrossing and suitably funny overview of its subject's career -- and one that'll leave you wanting to watch more of his work." [3] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [4]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote, "This film will be a treat for anyone who loves any part of Brooks' career, or all of it. And its subject is so fascinating and open-hearted that one can imagine people who've never heard his name until now getting something out of it, too." [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Seitz, Matt Zoller (November 10, 2023). "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (October 26, 2023). "'Albert Brooks: Defending My Life' Review: Rob Reiner's Delightful HBO Doc Tribute Leaves You Wanting More". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life". Metacritic . Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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