Portrait of Rob Ford who was the mayor of Toronto before his substance abuse brought him down.
Looking like a real life Chris Farley character Ford was a larger than life guy who tried to do the right thing but let his addictions get the better of him. Elected Mayor, despte everyone knowing he had a partying past, he managed to get things done until things began to get out of hand.
This is a solid little film. While it's a portrait of a a fall he film also is a celebration of a guy who everyone liked despite his troubles. If you need proof they kept trying to give him a chance even as it was all falling apart. Ford will win you over despite yor better judgement.
This is a grand bittersweet tragedy that I'm shocked hasn't been turned into a Hollywood film. I'm guessing that since Chris Farley is dead there is no one who could do Ford Justice. While someone muses that Ford never got a shot at redemption (he died of cancer as everything was breaking), I'm not sure he needed to be redeemed. Ford was Ford and people loved him for it, even as he disappointed them.
Recommended.
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