Smollett documentary is short on revelations

The big picture: "The Truth About Jussie Smollett" questions the actor's guilt in staging and reporting a 2019 hate crime against himself, mainly based on — wait for it — a history of corruption in the Chicago Police Department.

• Like, did you know that CPD has slow-walked evidence releases and Supt. Eddie Johnson, who oversaw the initial investigation, was fired in the wake of a drunk driving scandal?
• If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you might be underwhelmed by the documentary's big revelations.

The intrigue: Left unexplained by Smollett supporters in the film is why the Osundairo brothers, who say they were paid by the actor to stage the crime, appear on video buying the equipment used in it and later leaving the "crime" scene.

The bottom line: Even if the documentary fails in the "new evidence" department, it still delivers a crisp 90 minutes of interviews with Smollett, the Osundairos, their spunky lawyer, former TV reporter Rafer Weigel and an F-bomb-dropping Johnson.