Joe Exotic runs the GW Zoo in Oklahoma. The zoo's claim to fame is its massive collection of big cats, including tigers and lions. An eccentric, larger-than-life, unscrupulous character, Joe Exotic's management of the animals leads him into confrontation with animal welfare advocates and another zoo owner, Carole Baskin. The feud between them leads him down a very dangerous path.
A reasonably interesting documentary. The old "fact is stranger than fiction" saying certainly applies to this: you couldn't script something this bizarre. A tale littered with oddball, repulsive characters and off-the-wall goings on.
The characters, while providing colour to the proceedings, are also a drawback: there is absolutely nobody to support. On the one hand you have the insane rednecks, on the other the greedy, superficial, possibly-husband-murdering, power-hungry busybody. Even the minor characters are all quite loathsome and seem to have an agenda. The seediness of it all becomes a bit irritating after a while.
Overall: overhyped but watchable. Just don't expect any pitiable characters or even to come away feeling educated: nobody in the series deserves 15 seconds of fame, let alone a 5-hour documentary series made of them.
A reasonably interesting documentary. The old "fact is stranger than fiction" saying certainly applies to this: you couldn't script something this bizarre. A tale littered with oddball, repulsive characters and off-the-wall goings on.
The characters, while providing colour to the proceedings, are also a drawback: there is absolutely nobody to support. On the one hand you have the insane rednecks, on the other the greedy, superficial, possibly-husband-murdering, power-hungry busybody. Even the minor characters are all quite loathsome and seem to have an agenda. The seediness of it all becomes a bit irritating after a while.
Overall: overhyped but watchable. Just don't expect any pitiable characters or even to come away feeling educated: nobody in the series deserves 15 seconds of fame, let alone a 5-hour documentary series made of them.