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Sherman's March (1985)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 5/25

5/25: A documentary is pointless if people talk about nothing of relevance.

Sherman's March is such that. 157 minutes is obviously too much. Instead of living up to the original premise, Ross McElwee decides to focus on some women of the South. And why? I have no idea. Along the way, two different Burt Reynolds are spotted: a lookalike and the real one.

At least, the women aren't boring to listen to compared to the crap spewed out in documentaries by Errol Morris and the Maysles brothers. The winner is Charleen Swansea only because she has better lines than everybody else. However, there's no substance in what she says.

All in all, General William T. Sherman would rather burn the South again than watch a minute of Sherman's March.

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