CelticKevin Posted Friday at 12:03 AM Posted Friday at 12:03 AM I watched this today and was wondering if anyone else had given it a glimmer? It tells the story of Daniel Lee Barnett, a 14 year old autistic from the UK who becomes obsessed with BF (thanks in part to his grandfather who got him watching Finding Bigfoot and Expedition Bigfoot) and who's life is centered around proving its existence. He has a podcast, has given lectures, and apparently has done an EDNA study on evidence in the UK he collected. This brings him into contact with several BF "heavy hitters" from Bobo to Renea to Ronny LeBlanc (meh) to RPG. It follows his journey from investigating the UK to getting him to Florida for a conference where he speaks and then to the Northwest and the HQ of The Olympic Project and a night investigation there. I'd give it a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars. First, the compelling part is how this kid achieves his goals despite his autism. He has an endearing family who supports him and that is what makes the film. His grandpa is a jewel of a man and his Nan is the best grandma. I mean, how many of us would love to have a gramma who packs a picnic lunch to take and join us in sitting in the woods for hours looking for an admittedly elusive, mythological creature? Seeing this young man push through his anxieties and fears to get the job done is inspiring and does your heart good. My issue, not to spoil things, is that when he gets to the NW, for this amazing opportunity...OF COURSE there is a dramatic encounter. Would we be happy if there wasn't a happy pay off at the end? Especially after he meets Bobo and the BF legend talks about first timers luck and how he was probably going to see some action? And yes, it was emotional for the people and compelling. But my cynic's heart kept telling me...wellllll, aint that a happy coincidence? But, despite that...and LeBlanc being in it ( I just think the guy is way off the beam and an opportunist who hitches his wagon too much) I would recommend you grab a cup pf coffee and give up about 90 minutes to encourage this young chap to keep going.
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