Brown whitewashes the life of Gary Coleman into a fictional character named Eugene Owen. After doing nonfiction biographies of Andy Kaufman and Andre the Giant, it seems odd that Brown decides to take a fictionalized and satirical approach here. Fear of litigation, maybe? Unfortunately, the satire is extremely tame. Instead of using the freedom of fiction to generate some over-the-top humor or drive home a big idea, the story is pretty paint-by-the-numbers, sticking so close to the format of the tragic child star bio docs on E! and VH1 as to be indistinguishable. This is not This is Spinal Tap; it's just Gary Coleman's odd and sad life without factual accountability. Disappointing. ( )