I thought that Tammy Blanchard was eerily like the young Garland. In some scenes, her resemblance and manner took my breath away. But I'm sorry to say that Davis didn't seem to measure up to her performance, or the hype. I'm not taking anything away from her acting, she was superb, as was the rest of the excellent supporting cast. But she just didn't seem to "channel" Judy like Blanchard did. Her lip syncing was spot-on, but not so anything else. On the biopic as a whole, it was like a long, harrowing ride into the pit of substance abuse Hell, certainly not a joy ride. Albeit accurate, this is an unrelentingly depressing film.
