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Title: A flawed portrait of a flawed man
Review: Greg Kinnear gives one of his better performances as late Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane, a man who lost everything from his starpower, to both his marriages, and finally his life because of his sexual addiction. At the center of his addiction is John Carpenter (no, not the director) played by the always excellent Willem Dafoe who provided Crane the technology to film their deeds while Crane provided the women. Director Paul Schrader (writer of Taxi Driver and director of American Gigolo) gives a flawed but hauntingly amusing look at Crane's life; whether or not it's all fact can be left up to the viewer, but Auto Focus is carried by the solid performances of Kinnear and Dafoe. The DVD itself has a number of solid extras, including a documentary on Crane's murder and commentaries including one with Kinnear and Dafoe.
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