Alan Cumming Stars in Doc. My Old School-No Fool Like an Old Fool for Real

In the doc. film "My Old School" (2022) Alan Cumming lip synchs interviews granted by Brandon Lee who was not willing to be filmed for his bizarre biopic pick. Ambiguous questions are posed in befuddlement and with humor as to what exactly occurred in a secondary school, 1993, by former classmates and reporters?  Unbeknownst to most,  Brandon Lee pulled off Scotland's most shocking high school hoax.  When the enigma is finally revealed, it will have some reviled or reeling in disbelief.  Perhaps, others may find themselves laughing along with former friends and classmates at the absurdity of what ensued.  The film has a languid approach to presenting the perplexing paradox at its apex.  Needless,  by then you'll be won over by the interviews from Lee's contemporaries and innocent cohorts in his colossal charade.  Delightful animation reminiscent of the the '90's series, "Daria" depict Lee more cartoonish than sinister.   The outlandish fraud takes a backseat to the comical response it evokes from those who knew him back in the day.  Those finding Lee far less than admirable were mostly the adults at the time; teachers, staff and his co-star in the school's musical.  Some of the now, 30+ something, speak of his kind ministrations to the misfits; paving a path to acceptance in the schools' social hierarchy.  Lee also demonstrated a gift for mimicry and an academia intellect way beyond his chronological years.  The enigma emerges after getting to know those who knew him then, without knowing they were being taken in by Lee.  Lee,  32 at the time,  returned to relive his senior year at the scene of his former school.  What fools these mortals be.  Maybe, but the movie has a warm class reunion feel of former students.  They all  share their glory days with Lee whose antics, regardless of his questionable motives, gave them all bogus bragging rights.  The doc. crumbles when it gets into the bleaker contemplations of Lee's motives.  The inimitable Cumming is winning and whimsical portraying Lee, portraying a man feigning being a teen amongst teens despite being twice as old as his peers.  I rate the oddball "My Old School" watchable without words that adequately describe my reaction.   Lee's so-star with whom he shares an on-stage kiss in South Pacific, called it.  "Ick!"