And indeed, as expected there have been 2 kinds of reviews – love and hate. Luckily, for my emotional well-being, the positive reviews run at 75%. I’m happy with that. Especially when they come from film critics whose opinions I respect.

What I wasn’t prepared for were the personal attacks. Yes, I know that I set myself up for it. After all, I chose to put myself into the film. Frankly, I tried everything not to have to do that. But the film needed a narrator to tie it together and well, I didn’t think a celebrity voice over would do. How would I explain their connection to the film? So I tried to limit my on screen time and voice over so as not to take over the film but rather guide it along. And most people got it.

But this past week, I saw this comment on a blog “review” of the film: “her shrill nasal tones were totally inappropriate as the narrator. “ Really, he didn’t like my voice? Another reviewer thought I looked and talked like a schoolteacher. Must be the glasses. I made this movie to start a conversation about issues. Real issues. And some critics really get it: “Beer Wars is a pretty damning indictment of not just the beer industry but contemporary unfettered unregulated capitalism’s disturbing excesses.” Now you’re talking. So you can insult me all you want. But can we please focus on the issues? And how to fix them. Because much as I try, my voice is here to stay. And yes, I’m working on closed captioning…