Im kinda confused some people have negative about this movie. Maybe this one is only for people who enjoyed only masterpieces

I bet you’re gonna think about this movie a lot after watched. Just watch 🍿

I was so surprised to see the bad reviews of this film! I do understand the criticism that Lauren spent too much time on her own family and herself, but I felt that it helped personalize her quest to understand what American values have become. She was looking inside her own life and loved ones to see what mattered to them, and how the constant greed around them effects their view of the world. I saw some people also took offense to her criticism of the "younger generation". Personally, I felt she was speaking out for them more than anything. She was showing the stress and depression so many young people deal with under the pressures of hyper capitalism. Overall, I thought this is a fascinating and important film. Also uplifting in it's own way, as you see many people sucked into a world of destructive greed pull themselves out and find a way back to themselves. I highly recommend this film to everyone, but especially to those feeling constantly weighed down by the ego and superficiality all around us.

A series of unrelated vignettes intercut with the filmmaker's examination of her life and family, this disjointed documentary only partly delivers on its premise. Lauren Greenfield promises the viewer a cautionary tale about America's obsession with money and wealth, but what we get instead is an incoherent stew that seems to have been cooked up from scraps left over from previous projects. This is somewhat evidenced by several references to her chance encounters that birthed other projects. Ironically, Greenfield never fails to ostentatiously lord her entitled life of a Harvard legacy over the audience, with a less-than-subtle hint of her older son (crew, perfect ACT score as it is emphasized several times) being Harvard-bound as well. With the final scenes depicting a coffee table book of her photographs being printed and bound, one cannot escape the feeling of having been duped into watching a two-hour commercial.

Fantastic documentary into the lives of rich, famous, and mostly, the money hungry! Great flick.

I think it was brilliant. I love how the director reflects back the excess of western culture to the viewer. I'm surprised the reviews are so low. I really learned a lot from it.

This documentary wasn't what I expected given the title and description. It jumped around to several different topics which could be confusing. It was just ok.... 3 stars.

Viewers find the narrator and filmmaker irritating immediately as she claims anyone younger than baby boomer has lost the values of hard work, frugality, and discretion. This woman is old, out of touch, and her film is filled with useless misinformation. Its too bad to even be entertaining as white noise in the background

Had Lots MORE Potential – but still interesting What interesting subject matter spanning decades of following kids born with silver spoons. And there definitely IS some interesting photography and inter views, but the biggest issue is that it fails to draw any big conclusions around the central theme. It feels a little bit like, "here is some info from my work as a journalist/photographer and make with it what you well." Which is fine, but it lacked follow-through thematically.

No narrative thread means this is all over the place confused hash. Nothing whatsoever to do with wealth. Good photographer doth not make good documentary maker make.

All the low scores are from people that undoubtedly, have seen themselves in the work of Greenfield.

It was just random people from different age groups talking. Literally just that.

This is a dark, occasionally disturbing dive into the cultural obsession with wealth of the 21st century. The director has a photographer’s eye for detail which comes out as she explores the lives of the individual subjects in, at times, excruciating detail. If there is a central thesis beyond the obvious pitfalls of greed, it’s hard to determine based on how scattered the focus is from person to person. By the end, the film takes on an almost meta quality as it explores the making of the film itself and how the characters lend their roles in that capacity. I’m not sure the film presents a strong enough reason to watch based on the emotional toll it will take on some viewers.

This was a good documentary. While it's central theme struggles to be a "money-looks-power can't buy you happiness" piece, it emerges a visually stunning and intimate story of a broken home, lost generation and society grappling with purpose. The writer/director isn't lonely person but there is a sadness in this family which on the outside seems to have had it all. She was raised by an absentee mother only to become an absentee mother herself in adulthood. When she points the finger (or camera) at the real culprit we get to see the most spectacular display of beta males and diseased toxic femininity America has to offer. Get the popcorn ready!

This documentary has no center and no heart. It jumps from board topic to broad topic, failing to lend any meaningful discussion to the topic of excessive wealth and it's impact on the generations. The film is self-indulgant; an opportunity for her to publicly pontificate and justify her life choices. I was hoping for an edifying, candid investigation into today's youth and their myriad obsession with media and wealth. The film started in that direction. Unfortunately, in its quest to touch on as many peripheral subjects as possible, associated with wealth, including excessive filming of her family, the film falls short of any depth. I hope she tries again and limits her focus a bit.

It was fine. I mean it had a good message and I enjoyed watching it from a photojournalistic point of view.

I think it tries a little too hard to say something deep, and it can be pretentious at times, but it does convey a message about wealth, excess, and decadence which is very contemporary and relevant to the times we live in. The self-reflection and self-awareness on the part of the director gives it, I think, a sincerity that raises it above the level of a lot of similar moralistic or condemnatory screeds that deal with the same themes.

I loved this documentary. Absolutely nails the narcissism that is destroying our society. Seeing Kim Kardashian as a kid (pre-plastic surgery) is a depressing sight. It's not about who you are it's about what you look like and how much money you have. The Fall of the American Empire is upon us.

Interesting journey of money and other obsessions over 25 years...the outcomes are as expected of course...

The footage and personalities were captivating. The ending and narrative lost its way a little, but definitely worth a watch.