Having survived the 1970's, the Disco Era, and the age of wanton drug use and unprotected sexual encounters, I must say that this was not as "true" or as "gritty" as the producers of this work would have you believe.
Danny Bonaduce's childhood was far worse, David Cassidy's ability to handle the fame was much less, and Shirley Jones's love of those kids was vastly greater than portrayed here in this cotton candy version of the Partridge Family's behind-the-scenes episodic lives.
While the individual components are touched upon, the exponential elements of this hit-and-miss attempt are more miss than hit; not only because of the writing (which was lame as all heck), but also because of the horribly flaccid performances by the child "talent" in this candy-coated reenactment. There was one exception: Shawn Pyfrom. He demonstrated more than a small amount of talent.
All in all? I found this lacked the realism to stand as an actual documentary, but rather came off as a lame, candy-coated, made for TV version of reality, and as such, it lessened the effectiveness it otherwise could have demonstrated.
It rates a 4.1/10 from...
the Fiend :.
Danny Bonaduce's childhood was far worse, David Cassidy's ability to handle the fame was much less, and Shirley Jones's love of those kids was vastly greater than portrayed here in this cotton candy version of the Partridge Family's behind-the-scenes episodic lives.
While the individual components are touched upon, the exponential elements of this hit-and-miss attempt are more miss than hit; not only because of the writing (which was lame as all heck), but also because of the horribly flaccid performances by the child "talent" in this candy-coated reenactment. There was one exception: Shawn Pyfrom. He demonstrated more than a small amount of talent.
All in all? I found this lacked the realism to stand as an actual documentary, but rather came off as a lame, candy-coated, made for TV version of reality, and as such, it lessened the effectiveness it otherwise could have demonstrated.
It rates a 4.1/10 from...
the Fiend :.