This is probably one of the most infamous company downfalls in recent history, and it's a great story to tell; yet I wanted more.
There are a lot of talking heads with different perspectives, including most of the former board members; yet I feel I didn't see the whole picture.
We are told how the original team came to be and the rise of what would've been considered the standard for movie going experiences. A proper subscription service where you can see any film, any theater anytime. Ideal and I think it would've been a good thing to continue. ESP with cinemas becoming less valued these days.
We saw the back and forth between AMC, investors.
We then switch once the newer CEO's come in
Remove the founders and begin a campaign that would eventually crush themselves under their own weight.
While I was engaged and enjoyed the breezy feel of this doc
I felt like there was things left unsaid. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what
Maybe they had NDA's they couldn't break at the moment.
Mitch Lowe comes across as a man who simply made mistakes, far from it. Pure slime along with Ted Farnsworth.
The ultimate revelation comes in when it's revealed that this was a fraud scheme from the get go.
And how they let the system go down while embezzling funds from the venture capital group.
But by the time we get to the meat of what went wrong, it's over.
Maybe it really was a, what you see is what you get.
I don't know. I feel that they stretched it out more than what was needed. And more could've been said on what the core of movie pass was. How the software worked and why they didn't hire more staff.
Worth a watch, but don't expect a huge revelation from it. More of a cliff notes of history.
