‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Film Review: It’s Dad Man Walking, as Kirsten Johnson Explores Her Father’s Mortality
thewrap.comAlso Read: Facebook Criticizes Netflix Doc 'The Social Dilemma' for 'Distorted View' of Social Media IssuesThese scenarios wouldn’t work if it ever felt like Kirsten was exploiting her father, but this is one of those documentaries that is its own making-of featurette, so we see the conversations between director and subject, where she lovingly explains what’s going to happen and brings him into the process of production.These behind-the-scenes moments only underscore the brilliance of what Kirsten Johnson and her editing team Nels Bangerter (who also co-wrote) and Arielle Davis (“Mr.
Soul!”) accomplish here: “Dick Johnson Is Dead” is constantly reminding us that it’s only a movie, and that the extreme events Dick undergoes aren’t real, but.
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