A documentary that sheds a dangerously truthful light on a comedic icon, Sorry/Not Sorry follows a trail of fame, patterns, and defamation. The #Metoo movement goes to the depths of honesty in a haunting matter in this film. Its focus is comedian Louis C.K. and the allegations against him regarding sexual misconduct. The title speaks for itself. I have seen Louis perform live three times in 2015, 2016, and 2021 (after his allegations and post-covid). Each of those times always left me with a different feeling of laughter. Sorry/Not Sorry linked me back to many of the times where I had once adored the works of C.K. and brought on some reflection.

Sorry/Not Sorry is a detailed documentary including many interviews with comedians and critics on the allegations against Louis C.K. The trend of what is hard to accept with Sorry/Not Sorry is that the weird events of Louis did in fact happen. The film jumps back to his comedy moments of him telling many of his jokes. The depiction captures him being very open and detailed about contentious stuff in his material. It then dives into events and scenarios leading up to the controversy around Louis.

It is all hard to watch. Normally with Louis, I would be used to laughing until my lungs hurt, yet Sorry/Not Sorry is not in that zone. These are true events not jokes.  The interview with Jen Kirkman is what haunted me the most, as she explains her early days as a comic and how she worked with Louis. The documentary presents a challenge in its storyline of the events of Louis C.K.  Its presentation seems to be one of disgust at how quickly tings can be forgotten when fame and money are involved.

The aspect of his material is a two-way street in Sorry/Not Sorry. Why would Louis go into detail about sexual topics within his acts after everything he went through? How does the funny feel good with the presence of the shocking realism of the surrounding topics? All are too graphic to go into detail, but the world knows his actions. The hatred vibes swirl here. Sorry/Not Sorry is a heartless documentary that throws buckets of despise to the max. 

The interviews though, do shine a light on the talent Louis had. That is his observations of messed up moments and life scenarios. The truth of which guts the audience. It is the fact that he admitted to the allegations against him. The film does dive into fame and brilliance, and then dives into questions. How did Louis get away with his actions? How was he able to rise backto fame? Sorry/Not Sorry is a dark documentary of admittance, failure and a questionable comeback.

This is not a film that is easy to take in. It is difficult to absorbas its delivery is filled with a lot of heavy material from victims and those who basically dismiss the accusations. I found the documentary to have patterns of anger and frustration going in a spiral. Sorry/Not Sorry is a title of admittance, but there is context that dives deeper than audiences realize. It keeps its calm approach to feel light-hearted. The film itself still aches from the harsh reality of truth with too much binding of emotions in a form that continues to be unnerving. Two out of four stars for Sorry/Not Sorry.