b"Ignoring the pointless furore over the director's use of artificial intelligence, to speak a couple of Bourdain's written lines, Morgan Neville does everything I could've hoped for in his biopic of one of my favorite people ever. Namely, take me on the same chronological journey I took with the late lamented star, from the beginning of his career to the bitter end, imbuing each stage with far deeper understanding. It's a more painful journey than I expected too - with a shattering yet illuminating final quarter."