In this week's edition of Blurb Racket—the Gelf feature in which we take a close look at those critic blurbs that are a fixture of ads for movies—see breakdowns of blurbs for The Wicker Man, Beer League, The Protector, and more. This week's Bogus Blurb of the Week comes in an ad for Al Franken: God Spoke:
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Not quoted: "With the transformation of Al Franken from comedian to activist, Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus stumbled onto a good subject, but in the documentary Al Franken: God Spoke, they stumble around in it."
After reading the review, it's pretty obvious that Edelstein is referring to the man, not the film. In fact, Edelstein brings up Franken's brilliance to point out that the filmmakers have messed up what should have been a great documentary.
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