I just finished watching the Charlie Sheen documentary, aka Charlie Sheen on Netflix, and I couldn’t help but wonder what his real motivation was for doing it.
It starts with lots of super 8 footage of his childhood and little films he made with family and friends. Comparing the violence of his dad’s films to the violence on their super 8 movies. It went on too long.
The supposed “big reveal” about having slept with men felt more like a marketing hook than a genuine confession, something to draw attention and spike viewership for a story that otherwise fell flat.
And that hook, was in the last part of the documentary and just a blip. No details. No stories. I was wondering if this is where he contracted HIV. But nothing.
Even his own father, Martin Sheen, and brother, Emilio Estevez, chose not to participate, after watching some of the footage, which speaks volumes. However, his crack dealer and cooker gets to fill some airtime in the doc.
Instead, the film relied mainly on the presence of two of his friends, Sean Penn, Terry Todd and his co-star on two and a half men John Cryer.
Digging a little deeper, it became clearer why Charlie agreed to the project: money. At one point, he was worth over $150 million thanks to his run on Two and a Half Men, one of the most successful sitcoms of its era.
Now only worth $3 million after years of reckless spending, addiction, lawsuits, and headline-making scandals eroded his fortune.
Now, with his net worth drastically diminished, this documentary looks less like a career-defining reflection and more like a cash grab a way to monetize what’s left of his notoriety.
Instead of a redemption arc, what we got was a hollow reminder of wasted potential, proof that even the biggest stars can burn through their empire and end up selling their scandals just to keep the lights on.
Was waiting for a bombshell but just clips that have been shown millions of times.
We’ve seen it all before, over and over. Nothing new here to see folks. Just another Hollywood documentary of a spoil rich celebrity, getting everything and tossing it all away.
Who’s winning now?
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