
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds star in a tender portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity. From the red carpet to the back alleys behind it, the documentary is about the bonds of family love, which are beautifully bitter-sweet.... (Full plot summary below)
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Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds star in a tender portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity. From the red carpet to the back alleys behind it, the documentary is about the bonds of family love, which are beautifully bitter-sweet.
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| FILMINK (Australia)Travis Johnson"...two people who loved each other so much they couldn't spend even a day apart." |
| TV InsiderMatt RoushThese scrappy survivors are great company, for each other and for their admirers who will treasure this glimpse into their private and professional lives. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsRob LowmanThe real reason to watch Bright Lights is for the scenes between Fisher and Reynolds; some are priceless. |
| Los Angeles TimesMeredith BlakeEven if [both subjects] hadn't died within a day of each other last week, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds would have been a lovely, bittersweet portrait of a complicated yet unusually devoted mother-daughter relationship. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyA tender, human, and very, very funny portrait of Hollywood royalty. |
| iNews.co.ukDaisy WyattBeneath the glitz and glamour, Bright Lights told a story of family wounds that run deep - a tale we mere mortals can relate to as well. |
| Las Vegas Review-JournalChristopher LawrenceIt's a raw, revealing, hairy-warts-and-all look inside their lives and the Beverly Hills compound... they shared. And it serves as a fitting eulogy for both, only occasionally coming across as more heartbreaking than heartwarming. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongSimultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking ... |
| Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenThe film transcends utility. It's a sober yet gracious cautionary tale about fame and fandom and a powerful portrait of love in action. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)Alison de SouzaThe film may not be revelatory as an expose of two Hollywood icons, but as a celebration of love and resilience as captured in the smallest moments of their lives, it is remarkable. |