Last night we watched "Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story," Barnaby Thompson's new documentary now streaming on Dekkoo. It's an enjoyable piece of work -- Alan Cumming and Rupert Everett do a wonderful job narrating while Adam Lambert brings a contemporary twist to some of Coward's best-known songs. I guess the only way I might have enjoyed it more is if it had dug a little deeper. Billed as a "lively and affectionate new documentary" celebrating "the extraordinary life and legacy of [the famed] playwright, singer, actor, composer and director," it didn't exactly shy away from his humble background (of which he was deeply ashamed) or his barely veiled homosexuality. Yet when it was over it still somehow felt deeply superficial, although I can't exactly say why. Still, a great introduction to the legendary wit.
BELOW: Watch Cary Grant present Coward with a Tony for lifetime achievement in 1970:
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