WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Taylor Swift opens up for the cameras in this behind-the-scenes documentary by Lana Wilson. It follows the megastar as she reflects on the differences between her tabloid image and reality, confronts some of the darkest periods in her life, writes and records her latest album "Lover" and weighs whether to jump into the political fray for the first time with an endorsement of Tennessee Democrats ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
MY SAY: There's a certain level of distrust inherent in watching a project like "Miss Americana," where one of the biggest giants in the history of show business professes to be game for a candid nonfiction treatment. You're simply not going to find an unvarnished look at Taylor Swift in an authorized documentary. The stakes are too high.
But with the exception of the awkward way the film treats her relationship with boyfriend Joe Alwyn _ he's briefly alluded to, seen in anonymous framing from behind, and then never heard from again _ the movie does feel like a fundamentally honest and open piece of work.
