Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)

	Directed by: Alek Keshishian	AKA In Bed With Madonna COUNTRY USA GENRE Documentary/Music NORWEGIAN TITLE I seng med Madonna RUNNING TIME 115 minutes
	Produced by: Tim Clawson Lisa Hollingshead Jay Roewe

Review

Before Michael Moore commercialized the American documentary, public relations expert and genius career builder Madonna produced this attempted cred-enhancing, under-my-skin autodocumentary centered around her 1989–1990 world tour. Sure, the director is Alek Keshishian, but it's not hard to decipher who's really in charge here.

The film is instantly appealing thanks in large part to Keshishian's skilful direction, combining grainy black-and-white backstage footage with crisp, posh segments from the star's shows. However, being largely non-narrative, the film is exhausting at 115 minutes, moving slowly and too meticulously in parts, and discussing issues that probably won't attract the average viewer. Madonna deserves credit for being loose, courageous, and welcoming, as we're given a fairly open-hearted look into her life. Still, she cannot avoid wrapping herself in a constant whiff of embarrassing propaganda; Madonna surely is on a mission here. Like her then-boyfriend Warren Beatty eloquently puts it: "She doesn't want to live off-camera. There's nothing to say off-camera".