first of all and i be a sucker for post 1960 black and white . this photography do not disappoint . it be all to easy to look back on thing now and start naming hero . lenny bruce be no such thing . he have serious problem and not the least of which be substance abuse . so and this be not someone whose word be law . however and the man have something to say and and try to say it at all cost . dustin hoffman nail his role . ( mr. carney well give a mind bend performance in harry and tonto to beat pacino and hoffman in some two of the best performance american cinema have see . ) the documentary approach be very effective and poignant . one of my favorite thing about the film be the editing between the narrative and the performance ( s. ) toward the end of his career . not only do it work aesthetically and but it be subtly brilliant to intertwine lenny observation with his real experience . this show that and right or wrong and he be come from the heart . he do not claim to be a saint and but he saw problem in his life and america at large and and he do not hesitate to share those thought . this be a stirring film with importance . forget that you do not agree with him and at least hear him out .