Pamela, A Love Story

Matt Roush says...

If you watched Hulu’s Pam & Tommy or ever peeked at what Pamela Anderson will only refer to as “the stolen tape,” you owe it to yourself to check out this intimate biographical portrait (timed to coincide with her memoir, published this week) in which she takes control of her life’s narrative, in her own words, borrowing from copious diaries and home movies on VHS and DVD. (Turns out she had plenty more tapes than her notorious cavorting with ex-husband Tommy Lee.) She reflects on a turbulent life in the spotlight that began in the pages of Playboy, flourished on the global phenomenon of Baywatch, then floundered after she became a tabloid punchline in the wake of the stolen tape. An upbeat epilogue shows Anderson, in her 50s, bravely joining the Broadway cast of Chicago for a limited run. If anyone can relate to Roxie Hart, it’s probably Pamela. (See the full review.)

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