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| Michael J. Fox |
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
Running Time: 95 Min. (USA)
Most people know who Michael J. Fox is if you have watched popular American Movies and Television Shows but they know less about him personally and what he has gone through behind the scenes.
This documentary is an entertaining and emotional look at Michael J. Fox's life through his battle with Parkinson's Disease and he relentless fight to not get in the way of his life.
Davis Guggenheim creates a masterful weaving of images from Fox's past work on screen, archival and scripted images. Fox tells his story in his own words while trying to balance his meds to be able to speak clearly. Born in Canada and taking the leap of faith to pursue his acting dreams in Hollywood he never gave up even though he didn't fit the mold of a Hollywood leading man. His youthful and expressive face and his passion got him through those doors and onto screens.
Michael J. Fox met his wife Tracey on the set of Family Ties and her dedication to support him through sickness and health that is so strong for the family bond. Fox has a strong belief that family is the most important thing and all of the rest is mostly BS. That strength has seen him through many challenges such as almost instant fame after almost having to give up because of lack of money and then to the realization that there might be something wrong and trying to cope with alcohol to beating that and coming to terms with the fact that he was no longer able to hide his Parkinson struggles.
Because he could no longer hide the tremors he set up a foundation that could help other people and himself to have better futures with more research on the disease. Fox and Mohammed Ali both became the faces of Parkinson's disease. A disease that causes uncontrollable actions and complications from falling and other injuries that occur because of instability and on top of that the difficulty of speaking which is probably the hardest part for Fox since he makes his living speaking and in many of his films in constant movement with many running scenes.
Everyone goes through a Paradigm shift at some point in their life and in this case Guggenheim and Fox let you see what it's like to go through a profound shift like this.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It had all the emotions with laughter and sadness. Michael J. Fox's self deprecating humour is endearing and ironic.
He is not giving up and will do whatever it takes to push through and live his life on his terms.
The film will be streaming on Apple Tv + starting May 12th, 2023.
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