In some ways, the fascination with Britney Spears of late has felt like a time hop back 20 years. In the Netflix documentary 'Britney vs. Spears,' we travel down a rabbit hole of lies, deception and drama - all the while getting a crash course in the complex concept of conservatorship.
Erin Lee Carr and Jenny Eliscu certainly made waves when this expose premiered, as it was timed to Jamie Spears' white flag in giving up on the years-long battle to control his uber-famous popstar daughter. There's no denying it is well crafted, with numerous exclusive interviews and points of view that provide a pretty damning argument against Britney's conservatorship. Still, it's not a perfect documentary. The chief reason is that there were not enough alternative perspectives included here, with the whole thing seeming very one-sided. Even if public sentiment was and is very much against Mr. Spears, the duo behind this film should have made a better effort to represent the "other" side to let the audience make up their own minds (which almost undoubtedly would have come to the same conclusion).
It may not win any awards, but 'Britney vs. Spears' is a good template for other filmmakers to use for many other messy legal battles from Hollywood's history.
Erin Lee Carr and Jenny Eliscu certainly made waves when this expose premiered, as it was timed to Jamie Spears' white flag in giving up on the years-long battle to control his uber-famous popstar daughter. There's no denying it is well crafted, with numerous exclusive interviews and points of view that provide a pretty damning argument against Britney's conservatorship. Still, it's not a perfect documentary. The chief reason is that there were not enough alternative perspectives included here, with the whole thing seeming very one-sided. Even if public sentiment was and is very much against Mr. Spears, the duo behind this film should have made a better effort to represent the "other" side to let the audience make up their own minds (which almost undoubtedly would have come to the same conclusion).
It may not win any awards, but 'Britney vs. Spears' is a good template for other filmmakers to use for many other messy legal battles from Hollywood's history.