The title is an overstatement to express the minor ruination of a concept that deserved more love than it got. An underdeveloped 66 minute documentary. As several have noted, this is a niche topic, so a whole hog approach wouldn't have hurt.
To tack on some positive identifiers, Atari employee interview portions and redemption arc for the E.T. designer were engaging to watch. What doesn't work is people like the director's associate Ernest Cline who crams pop culture down your throat a la the horrific movie Dougal and is just generally disinteresting. The dig itself is also underwhelming, as it's mostly standing around and surface level interviews. Topping it off, narrative portions seem fragmented and lead to equally surface level conclusions.
To tack on some positive identifiers, Atari employee interview portions and redemption arc for the E.T. designer were engaging to watch. What doesn't work is people like the director's associate Ernest Cline who crams pop culture down your throat a la the horrific movie Dougal and is just generally disinteresting. The dig itself is also underwhelming, as it's mostly standing around and surface level interviews. Topping it off, narrative portions seem fragmented and lead to equally surface level conclusions.