Hillbilly Elegy Is A Hollywood Movie. Get over it.

It’s not very good, but it’s not a “dumpster fire.”

Meghan Daum

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Glenn Close starring as Mamaw in Hillbilly Elegy. Credit: Nick Graham for Journal-News

Presumably you’ve heard about film adaptation of J.D. Vance’s bestselling 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which premiered on Netflix on November 24. Presumably you’ve heard that it’s the worst movie ever made.

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Meghan Daum

Weekly blogger for Medium. Host of @TheUnspeakPod. Author of six books, including The Problem With Everything. www.theunspeakablepodcast.com www.meghandaum.com