Netflix's 'Hillbilly Elegy' is a pointless drama about some dude becoming a lawyer

Nov 24 2020 by Mashable

 

For many viewers, Netflix's Hillbilly Elegy will need no introduction. It was only four years ago that J.D. Vance's memoir, which follows his coming-of-age in a poor Appalachian family, was being touted as the key to understanding Trump voters during a particularly shocking election. And while the book has received its share of criticism and controversy, it was, for a time, emblematic of a certain conversation around race, class, and politics in America.

But the new movie adaptation,...

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