A partially idealized film of the controversial pornography publisher and how he became a defender of free speech for all people.
Actually before I started watching the movie, I couldn't quite remember who Larry Flynt was or if he even was anyone, but well, it didn't take long to remember who he is.
I don't know which portion of this movie was true, because the movie was idealized a lot, just like Chisholm said in that quoted part. Flynt was portrayed as an asshole a lot, which I think is, well, that's believable. Somehow I think there was more of Flynt being an asshole than being a "defender of free speech", but I seriously don't know that much about Larry Flynt, so I have no idea.
I guess the most important think about this movie was that it really makes the audience think about free speech. And mostly it shows how ridiculous censorship was or is in the US. And like Alan Isaacman said (to be honest I have no idea if that was really what either one of the lawyers said (Alan Isaacman and Gene Reeves Jr,) or if it was only something that was put into the film) that h doesn't like what Flynt does, but he still thinks everyone should have the right to like it or dislike it, to be able to purchase it or throw it in the garbage can.
To be honest I have no idea what to say about the movie. It was frustrating to watch, for some reason, which currently is unknown to me. It was an alright movie but I don't really know, I didn't get much out of it, except what I already said in the paragraph above.
☆☆☆☆☆
5 / 10
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