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Becoming Cary Grant
For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.
18 January 1904, Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
September 11, 1923 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
26 February 1966, Burbank, California, USA
12 December 1915, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
1 June 1947, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK
12 April 1908, Carthage, Illinois, USA
June 12, 2017
And so Becoming Cary Grant falls into that disappointing category of a documentary that, in wanting to do its subject a favor, actually does him a disservice.June 09, 2017
Grant's story is striking by the breadth of the chasm between his wounded inner self and his seductive persona that was attentive, buoyant and up for anything.June 07, 2017
Any documentary loaded with clips of Grant's work has half the battle won right there - few stars have ever appeared in nearly as many first-rate films as this actor did over the course of his 34-year career.June 09, 2017
The man gets his due in Becoming Cary Grant, a moody jewel of a film that draws on Grant's unpublished autobiography for much of its narration.June 06, 2017
Even with a subject as great as Cary Grant, and a take on him that appears to have all its metaphysical Old Hollywood signifiers in place, "Becoming Cary Grant" is a murky and rather disappointing biographical portrait.June 08, 2017
The film, elusive and impressionistic, is at least somewhat successful in capturing that inner tumult.June 05, 2017
The documentary adds to the mountain of information about Grant and brings us somewhat closer to understanding who he really was. But it's likely aspects of both Archie Leach and Cary Grant will remain an enigma forever.June 09, 2017
The film has an interesting meditative pace and a kind of self-sufficient weight.