Being Eddie is a revealing, if somewhat self-serving, biographical documentary. Netflix has been churning out these offerings lately, presenting portraits of living stars to draw in viewers and maintain steady subscription growth. Films like Sly (Sylvester Stallone), Halftime (Jennifer Lopez), and Pamela: A Love Story (Pamela Anderson) have been popular since Taylor Swift’s 2020 profile, Miss Americana.
That’s not to knock Being Eddie. Yes, most of these new anti–cinéma vérité narrative films serve a purpose. To pull back the curtain on audiences’ favorite stars, legends, and icons. The difference is that, from a filmmaking standpoint, it credibly supports its theme: Murphy deserves his flowers as a trailblazer who…
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