Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

Year: 2011

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Broomfield/Churchill

Review

nick broomfield’s latest effort has the hallmarks of his previous works. he’s always looking for truth and he doesn’t really seem to care who is giving him their opinion. there doesn’t seem to be a vetting process with his work which i guess is kinda refreshing. like errol morris, broomfield investigates subjects that have no clear truth and he demonstrates this very well. here he gets a lot of the wasilla folks to talk about their thoughts about palin and it’s not altogether flattering. he also gets her parents to talk, but she never bothers to give her side of any of the stories. basically the film makes her look like a career politician who wants influence and attention. i don’t think that’s news for most people who follow her. it is interesting, though, to see people from her home town talk about her growing up as a person and politician.

Watched in theater