andal , ▁instead ▁replacing ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁fict ional ▁nov ice ▁male ▁journalist . ▁Don ovan ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁media , ▁particularly ▁scenes ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁rep orter ▁pay ing ▁for ▁the ▁Rob ▁Ford ▁video . ▁All ison ▁Smith ▁stated ▁that ▁D ool ittle ' s ▁replacement ▁with ▁a ▁male ▁journalist ▁was ▁problem atic , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁" w ould ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁interesting ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁followed ▁D ool ittle ". ▁She ▁stated ▁that ▁D ool ittle ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁replaced ▁because ▁her ▁book ▁Cra zy ▁Town : ▁The ▁Rob ▁Ford ▁Story ▁had ▁been ▁option ed ▁for ▁a ▁film ▁or ▁television ▁production . ▁ ▁Joe ▁Mi he vc , ▁formerly ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁on ▁Toronto ▁City ▁Council , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁mis re pres ents ▁Ford ' s ▁character , ▁port ray ing ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁mean - sp ir ited ▁individual ▁and ▁om itting ▁the ▁" hum ann ess ▁of ▁Rob " ▁and ▁the ▁tra its ▁that ▁attract ed ▁those ▁who ▁voted ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁pra ised ▁by ▁Don ovan ▁for ▁its ▁correct ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁back room ▁politics , ▁and ▁by ▁Smith ▁for ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁rep or ters ▁re construct ing ▁a ▁tim eline ▁of ▁Rob ▁Ford ' s ▁activities ▁based ▁on ▁post ings ▁to ▁his ▁social ▁media ▁accounts . ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁three ▁Canadian ▁Screen ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Canadian