Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
Kate Stables

Steve Martin: A documentary in 2 pieces review – "A deeply affectionate but overstuffed portrait"

Steve Martin documentary.

From the "wild and craaazy guy" of the '70s to the grumpy old guy leading huge streaming hit Only Murders in the Building, Steve Martin has reinvented himself with extraordinary success for nearly 50 years. 

Unsurprisingly, Morgan Neville’s baggy, deeply affectionate, access-all-areas documentary tries and fails bravely to cram Martin’s comedy megastardom, his 55 movies, his authored stage plays and platinum albums into an overstuffed film of two unwieldy halves. 

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.