I saw this film at the Chicago premiere. A surprising character study rather than a campaign documentary., though it still captures some of the drama of a presidential primary.

Form the obvious troll ratings that are spamming this film, it's clear some folks are still very pressed about Mayor Pete coming out of nowhere to succeed in the way that he did. What makes this response even more interesting is the content of the documentary itself: a portrait of a reserved, unassuming, and sincere man, who seemingly never lets whirlwind of politics get to him. It's interesting to see the vitriol he inspires from bigots on the right (something covered briefly in the film) and bitter folks on the further left (something left out for the most part).

Chasten is a standout in the film. As much as the documentary focuses on Buttigieg's stoic demeanor, you see a tenderness to him when he is with Chasten and it's striking.

It's a worthwhile documentary, if anything to confirm that with Buttigieg what you see really is what you get.

What do you get when you combine "Big Tech" and the mainstream/legacy media with their shared and undeniable political bias, a fairytale in the form of a documentary. This is possibly the first campaign ad of the 2024 presidential election and like every other campaign ad it leaves out any negatives and exaggerates the meager accomplishments in an effort to hide their unqualified candidate. This man as Transportation Secretary ignored the supply chain issue when he could no longer ignore the supply chain issue claimed it was another example of Russian disinformation when that was proven a lie he said it wasn't a big deal when that turned out to be a lie he said it was being exaggerated by Republicans another lie, the worst was yet to come. As the supply chain issue helped Biden created inflation to the brink of hyperinflation Biden the Democrats as a whole and our friends in the mainstream media claimed inflation was good mayor Pete toeing the company line said it wasn't only a good thing it proved the economy was surging which of course is impossible since the economy stagnates when people can't buy things because of empty shelves. As Transportation Secretary he's had an ever changing position on the issue that's central to his job and as Biden created inflation has caused an increase in the cost of a family of 4 to feed clothe house themselves by almost $1000 a month he Biden the Democrats as a whole and their pals in the media clearly don't care about those of us with the least suffering the most. This man has spent his entire time in Biden's cabinet ignoring lying key issues because of party politics combined with his incompetence.

I tried to watch this and give it a chance, but thus us just a long, long campaign piece that has no relevance with reality, especially the way we are heading.