Shane Warne’s documentary reveals the two sides of the late Australian cricketer star
Juan J. Monroe 
Warne himself called it ‘sportsmanship’, which is the opposite of what some would mean by that term – and admitted that on occasion he may have taken it too far. But for the most part he was unrepentant if not downright boastful of his talent for mind games: his reminiscent smirk, which wavered between cheeky and infuriating, almost lets you believe his assertion that playing against him was a kind of fun. difficult.
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Warne is also highlighted as the temperamental yet devoted father. If there was one scene here that might have been difficult for Warne himself to watch, it’s where his now grown daughter Brooke recalls (and visibly relives) the very public revelation of her father’s infidelities. But when her three children came together in the documentary to poke fun at her weaknesses (“He snores for Australia”), there was no mistaking the love that was on display.
There was still something eerily pure about Warne, who was almost, but not quite, the last Larrikin – and an emblem of national identity in some ways perfect for the Howard years, although that’s not a topic. dug on this occasion.
Warne himself was not one to fall asleep on what he could have symbolized for anyone. But he didn’t seem to have gotten tired of talking about himself either, even though he had often told most of these stories before.
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While looking back at his ups and downs may have triggered occasional moments of sadness, these seem more than outweighed by a satisfaction with his accomplishments that are too outspoken to be called vanity, all the more so. that they had indeed been deserved.
This established confidence has given Warne a special kind of on-screen presence, quite different from what we might expect from a politician, say, or a character actor or whatever. While he wasn’t exactly introspective, he also didn’t seem to doubt his feelings on any subject – which is part of what made him, on camera, an effective storyteller. Another part is unsurprising: he knew how to use his hands.
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