![]() The makers understood that letting the story tell itself in the end would be more enlightening, entertaining, and impactful.Īnd this is an impactful movie. It is devoid of “tricks” that might put more butts in the seats, but might be dishonest to the timeline or disrespectful to the Whites. There are many sensational things in the movie, but its not sensationalized. The trailer says this is a “Different Kind of Documentary,” but one of the unexpected things about it was it’s straightforwardness. He might have made a better “star,” but the filmmakers followed the true story. The premise of this documentary was to follow the White’s for a year, and it happened to be that in that year, most of the action did not involve Jesco. Most watchers will already know who Jesco is, and another Jesco movie is not what is hungered for. Ray White’s daughters and granddaughters, and if there was one main focus it was Jesco’s sister Mamie. Jesco’s there, but the movie primarily follows the lives of D. By the end of the movie, you’re surprised how little face time he gets. Not to say the PBS one didn’t have it’s moments, but watching this new movie solidified some of my concerns about the previous ones.Īlso, this film is not about Jesco– the main focus of previous works. For something with PBS’s name behind it, it sure had a feeling of “info-tainment” as Jesco did little more than make a fool of himself so that people could marvel at the hillbilly oddity like a PT Barnum bit. I had an uncomfortable feeling when watching the original PBS doc. In a word, this movie is a tragedy, though watching it I felt that different people would take different things from it–a mark of a good movie. There was a lot of rancor and suspicion of a film that nobody had seen, and because the distribution was up in the air, nobody could see. The original PBS documentary “Dancing Outlaw” and followup films and appearances seemed to already give the White family enough exposure. Some also asked if another movie about the White family was necessary. MTV bailed Jesco out of jail, and the charges were eventually dropped. The situation got worse the very next week when Jesco White was arrested for “conspiring” to buy cocaine. Its graphic nature and the fact that Jackass’s Johnny Knoxville was a producer made some wonder if this film was exploiting the Whites. Just about a year ago this week, this film created high controversy when the trailer was released. As part of the Tribeca Film Festival, the long awaited film about the White family of West Virginia called The Wild & Wonderful Whites has been made available through some pay-per-view and on-demand services (check your provider), and through.
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