A slick, comprehensive look at the professional life of the comic genius Peter Sellers. This is a very well paced doc examining the arc of Seller's career, with due emphasis spent on his quality work. Perhaps I'm appreciating this piece because it aligns so closely with my opinion of Sellers and his work. I've always assumed I own or have seen or was, at least, aware of everything Peter Sellers ever did - from the brilliant to the awful. But no. I was unaware of a 1973 English film entitled The Optimists. I'm always shocked when I read shots aimed at the man and his performances - one I read in which the reviewer - well known - claimed that Sellers' three turn performance in Dr. Strangelove ruined the film. Huh? Sellers was mad, no doubt. And this piece does not shy away from that reality. The nuance in his vocal impressions was otherworldy. He was most definitely touched by something. His difficulties in getting on with the practical matters in life - or on a movie set, for that matter - are herein dealt with appropriately. If you only know Sellers from his bumbling as Clousseau, then this should be a real ear opener. Mike Myers, one of the interviewees would have us remember Sellers as a genius, singularly, ignoring or 'walking away' from his flaws. But it's the cracks that make the crack genius.