Television and film critic Luke Eccleston has described a true-crime documentary as so "devastating, horrible and disgusting" that he almost couldn't finish it. In a first for his TikTok content, he issued a "massive trigger warning" at the start of his video.
Critic's Struggles with the Documentary
Luke admitted he struggled to finish watching the show, which is available to stream on HBO Max, Sky, and Now TV. "I didn't even know whether I should talk about it," he said. "But I genuinely cannot stop thinking about it."
Plot and Content
The HBO original, titled 'Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family's Secrets', tells the story of a young girl who, after her grandmother passes away, uncovers a terrible past involving her grandfather's crimes against people who attended his practice, including his own daughter and granddaughter. Luke revealed the film interviews the real grandfather, making it a powerful and shocking story.
Viewer Reactions and Ratings
The critic warned that some things in the documentary are "hard to hear", leading to his struggle to finish it. He said, "Coming out of it you will have more questions than answers." He added, "Finding out the details is absolutely horrific - I have never seen a true-crime story like it before."
Directed by Rachel Beth Anderson and Amanda Mustard, the documentary has an IMDb rating of 7.4 out of 10 after more than 2,000 reviews. One viewer called it "one of the strongest and most self-aware documentaries I have ever seen." TikTok users also reacted, with one saying they "genuinely cannot believe the end with the mum," another shocked after two minutes, and a third turning it off after five minutes.
