‘Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces’ Review: A Sprawling Portrait Splits the Comedian’s Career, Saving the Payoff for the Second Half

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Selena Gomez has only praise for her “Only Murders in the Building” co-star Steve Martin.Gomez, 31, posted a photo of herself on Instagram watching the new Apple TV+ documentary about Martin called “Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces,” which premiered March 29 and tracks Martin’s life as a comedian and actor.“It pains me to know how many people may not know truly about Steve’s life,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “He’s truly an icon and tried and never gave up … my dear friend you are extraordinary.”“Steve!” is directed and produced by Oscar-winner Morgan Neville and includes never-before-seen footage, along with new interviews with Martin and insight into his stand-up and film careers.Gomez, who’s starred with Martin, 78, and Martin Short, 74, in “Only Murders in the Building” since 2021, has not been shy about her praise of both men.On March 26, she posted a tribute on Instagram under a photo of the trio laughing together.“I want to thank @stevemartinreally and Marty (who hates social media) for truly being the most kind, gentle, warm and powerful influences in my life,” Gomez wrote.“You have shown me a level of class, intellect and humor that doesn’t seem to be easy to find anymore.“You guys are truly best friends to me forever.

Selena Gomez and Steve Martin snap photos together at the premiere of his new film STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces held at Crosby Street Hotel on Friday night (March 29) in New York City.

Despite being an entertainer since his childhood, Steve Martin still doubts himself. "I always thought this just doesn’t happen, and it did," Martin says early in the AppleTV+ two-part documentary, "STEVE! (Martin) a documentary in 2 pieces." "I guarantee you I have no talent. None.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Unlike many celebrity-driven documentaries, Morgan Neville‘s “Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces” about the writer and comedian wasn’t deliberately made as a marketing device tied to a new TV series or movie. The two-part docu is also not your traditional career-encompassing overview of Martin’s life. Instead Neville, who garnered an Oscar in 2014 for “20 Feet From Stardom,” created feature-length installments called “Then” and “Now” that are told from two points of views using two different formats.

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“He’s the most idolized comedian ever,” Jerry Seinfeld says glowingly in “STEVE! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces,” an oddly shaped documentary that takes until its second half to elucidate what it’s really about and make the audience care. Featuring an epic (and overlong) three-hour runtime broken into two halves and told from two perspectives, ‘Then’ and ‘Now,’ they’re almost seemingly made by two different filmmakers, and only part two is genuinely captivating.

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Steve Martin may be riding high on his success with comedy-crime series Only Murders in the Building but, in a new documentary, he reflects on some troughs in his long career as well as the many high points.