Some of the most endearing and eye-opening memories shared in the film revolve around the star-studded parties that Martin and his second wife, Jeanne Biegger, regularly threw at their Beverly Hills home.
Donahue lets clips of Martin performing speak for the star, who’s heard briefly in voiceover and seen in a late-in-life interview, clearly shattered by the death of his son Dean Paul in a plane crash at age 35. As for the new interviews, what at first feels like a surfeit of talking heads proves exceptionally well-edited by Donahue, who homes in on keen insights.
For his generally well-chosen collection of sit-downs, Donahue spoke with actors, writers, singers and dancers who worked with Martin, respected and adored him — among them Angie Dickinson Tommy Tune and Carol Burnett. For some, now deceased, their interviews here might have been among their last . An interview with one of Martin’s five surviving children, Deana Martin, is woven throughout the doc and grounds it in the sense of family that becomes a defining thread.
Not everyone is a natural fit, though. Putting aside how distracting Alec Baldwin’s presence is in light of
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