Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

What a disappointment this was. First of all, there was nothing new in it - just all the details in one fell swoop. There were very few original interviews, and most of those were with tabloid reporters. One thing that did catch my attention, though, was Perry's diction in the excerpts from his audiobook and the interviews he conducted about his book. He was sober at that time, but his speech was a little slurred, as if he were recovering from a stroke. I wondered if he had suffered some neurological effects from his years of drug abuse. Other than that revelation, I'd say this program is a must-miss.

Usually, there's no point in writing reviews for documentaries, but I can't skip this one because this picture is a scam, and people who read reviews and opinions first should know about it to avoid wasting their time.

Why is it a scam? Because the title and the film itself feature "Matthew Perry," but in fact, it's not about him, far from it. Yes, he is part of the narrative; he is the main face of the story. A sad and sorrowful one, but it's deeper than it seems and about something else entirely. It's about old world problems but in new packaging-addicts, drugs, addictions, corruption, and vile people who profit from sick individuals. People who think they can quit. Thereby deceiving themselves and those around them, while in reality, they continue to destroy themselves more and more.

Here, Perry serves more as an anti-advertisement for drugs, showing and proving that fame and money don't solve or change anything and only make things worse when it comes to deep-seated problems/traumas and addictions.

This film is all about the same thing as thousands of other films and stories-self-destruction. They have always existed and always will. Only the "main" face changes. And it doesn't matter how much money or power you have. The outcome is always the same.

If you are a fan or even just follow what happens with the investigation and how it proceeds, then there's nothing here for you. You already know what's what and how. Perhaps even better and more than what is shown here. But if you are just an ordinary viewer and not a fan of the actor, then it will be interesting, at the very least, to find out what happened. The picture tells everything concisely but in a very simple and accessible way. Of course, you could read about it in any online article. So, it's up to you to decide whether to watch or not.

In the end, I'd like to add that although I am not a fan, Matthew Perry was an excellent actor and one of the best friends. It's such a pity that he couldn't overcome his problems and become an even bigger star and a better version of himself, but even despite that, he managed to etch his name into history and become a legend.

I'm sorry for Matt's death- it truly is a sad tale and an incredible lack of responsibility on many parts; however, people pass EVERY SINGLE HOUR OF EVERY SINGLE DAY due to addiction issues, and there's rarely this level of accountability applied. But because Mr. Perry was famous, now California is going above and beyond to bring people to bear for his death. The obvious point that's being missed is, Matthew and his struggles with addiction. He was well aware of his issues, and to willfully accept ANOTHER drug treatment fix with a different drug goes against everything any addict will tell you is very stupid.

Make no mistake, there's many people who took advantage but ultimately this belongs to Matthew. However, the absolutely insane levels of excusing by Ms O'Neill are disgraceful; if you are an 'assistant' and asked to do something that goes against every single thing you believe, that's on you if you choose to continue.

It's no wonder these Hollywood types are so obnoxious about everything- from their hilarious singing during lockdowns, crying for attention, stomping around inserting themselves into the political sphere, injecting their faces with Botox, whining about everything. As if they're the only people who've ever suffered through this thing they're currently saddled with, except they're steeped in mountains of money to overcome the adversity, and then wonder why we have little to no sympathy for their hysterics.

Any drug dealers should absolutely be punished, but on the same scale as whoever they happen to destroy, not just because it was someone famous.

Unflattering pictures of Matthew at his lowest, a random "O'Neill" woman excusing the assistant who killed him and laughed about it in texts, and a random advertisement for Ketamine being a miracle drug that more people should have access to.

Did you expect that from this documentary? Because that's what it is. It doesn't go deep on anything meaningful, like the people behind the drug ring that killed him, and likely countless others, nor is it anything more than an exploitation of a celebrity's death.

One of the kindest souls, one of very few in Hollywood, who struggled with mental illness his whole life and was exploited by the people he trusted, to death - this is the "documentary" we get for him.

Like many others, I was saddened by Matthew Perry's death and how events unfolded afterwards, so I was looking forward to watching this.

Firstly, there is nothing new here - particularly if you followed Perry's career and his untimely death at the time. Ironically, two of the main talking heads are tabloid journalists, who themselves no doubt profited from him along with many of their peers. In addition, the amount of tabloid photos used when Perry was unaware are in pretty poor taste.

The entire thing is made up of either these talking heads - the only one mildly interesting being the doctor talking about how ketamine treatment should be administered - or archive footage that has been around for a long time; the biggest name they could get being Morgan Fairchild. Nothing against her, it seems they were good enough acquaintances going by her word, but she played his mother in five episodes of Friends.

Next up is the 'quality' of production; they're talking about money changing hands, so here's some b-roll of what money looks like. They're talking about clandestine meetings in parking lots, so here's what a car in a parking garage looks like, they're talking about shady drug dealers texting each other, so here's some random hands and fingers texting on a phone 🙄 All set to sinister music, naturally.

Ultimately this is a disservice to Matthew Perry's memory and there continues to be room for a much more intelligently produced take on his life, his demise and the aftermath.