2005 honky-tonkumentary (according to the poster)Rating: 16/20
Plot: This mockumentary uses interviews, home footage, and concert video to trace the life and career of country music outlaw Guy Terrifico, a talented singer-songwriter who never actually released a finished album but who likely humped more drums than any other performer in the history of recorded music.
Sure, it's a musical mockumentary, but it is not just another This is Spinal Tap rip-off. This doesn't follow Guy Terrifico around (indeed, the title character is supposedly deceased) but instead is a very realistic look back at those who loved, hated, and both loved and hated the Haggardesque character. Merle Haggard and Kris Kirstofferson, both in the movie, are obvious peers, although the music a lot of the times sounds a little like Dylan when Dylan's straight and lucid. I liked the music enough to want to find the soundtrack. I really loved the performances. This is a low-key production and it's not actually obvious for a while that it's even about a fictional persona. The comedy is subtle and natural even with a few more slapstick moments and zanier photographs, and nothing here is really any goofier or more difficult to believe than the stuff in the Townes Van Zandt documentary or in Dig!. Peter Dinklage's appearance gives things away early on though. A very laidback but also very funny faux-documentary.
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