Alek Keshishian directs Madonna, Oliver Crumes Jr and Warren Beatty in this behind-the-scenes documentary of the pop icon’s global Blonde Ambition tour.

Also known as Truth Or Dare. Also known as the project that very nearly was David Fincher’s directorial debut in features. Also known as the highest grossing documentary of the 20th century. And it is a lark. Glossy, naughty, candid and forced. The staged moments are overdone and stretch things out. The stage performances are epic. The music was always going to be the power. The LGBT representation was revolutionary. The celebrity moments awkward as fuck. And the two hour long peep at Madonna the legend in her prime is heartwarming. Yeah, she has a warped idea of the world… and even her world… but she feels less filtered and parodic than Michael Jackson or Elton John or Prince did at this point. There’s a reason why this documentary struck a cord with a generation… as nutty as Madonna’s life is and as silly as some of her on-camera decisions are, she remains human and likeable. The Pedro Almodóvar party where she hunts for the hot but married Antonio Banderas is pure icky farce and worth the admission price alone. “Neat.”

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