Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Stephen Fry the celebrated Englishman is a manic depressive and it takes a lot of courage to come out publicly let alone come out to the wide world in a documentary but this is a great effort by the comedian and he charts not just his battle with this disorder but its widespread effects and the ways one can try to work around it. Many are still confused as to what depression is and how devastating it can be- This is the documentary to show them.

Manic depression or bipolarity has been an issue for many people for many decades; I myself suffer from Cyclothymia, a branch of bipolarity. Watching this documentary revealed how many people suffer from manic depression and the struggles they are going through, making me feel less alone in my problems. Stephen Fry hosts this documentary, detailing his suicide attempt and subsequent diagnosis of bipolarity in 1995. Fry describes his massive highs and miserable lows and how they affected his life choices; how it is a double-edged sword, giving him the energy to be creative and the drive to be successful. He interviews various friends who have suffered or who have encountered those who have suffered from manic depression, giving intimate and revealing insights from celebrities on the real struggle they have been through. I connected with many of the celebrities on a level I didn't think possible, with Fry and Carrie Fisher detailing how they are fighting the illness, but also the stigma associated with it. Many statistics were given in the documentary, the most harrowing of which being that two percent of the population suffer from manic depression and twenty percent of those people commit suicide. The point of these statistics was to give a mathematical basis to the prevalence of the issues discussed in the documentary. Whilst these statistics were useful, they did not distract from the emotional impact of the subject material itself.Another difficulty revealed in the documentary was how difficult bipolarity is to diagnose and treat, with no brain test being conclusive and many treatments being subjective to each person. The subject matter is interesting and very personal to me. The obvious choices made in cinematography and the visual exposition of distressful times of those interviewed causes me to question the ethical issues in making documentaries where people are forced to recount and re - enact the times when they were at their worst. Overall, an incredibly enlightening and intimate documentary giving an in-depth look at a stigmatized issue in today's society, both heart-warming and harrowing. To me, the only slight let-down of this documentary is some of the cinematic choices made.

Slightly unfocused and meandering, but nonetheless very illuminating and interesting documentary on bipolar disorder, hosted with an understandably personal touch by Stephen Fry whose at his most tactful without reserving his wittiness.Some more scientific interviews would've been welcome, but the range of opinions on manic depression draw an adequate picture of that particularly complex illness.Not quite as touching as it's meant to be, but still worth two hours of your time.7 out of 10 Electro Boys

In dispelling myths and opening up a dark illness to public light, Stephen Fry has shown the way forward in raising awareness for BiPolar. Mental issues and illness hasn't come all that far from the Victorian, out of sight - out of mind, asylums of the past. But with candidness and honesty we are taken on a personal journey, that was well researched to give a insight to the traumatic and chaotic lives of sufferers.The stigma surrounding mental illness is a heavy burden for those affected and their families yet we see Stephen Fry not giving a damn about others perceptions of his illness. A truly ground breaking and thought provoking documentary. A must see for anyone connected with manic depression or those looking to understand what is at times incomprehensible.