Ever since Sarah Palin jumped onto the national political scene in 2008, we’ve been treated to a familiar cycle: her critics go overboard in attacking her and her defenders respond by deifying her. After nearly three years of this, one would hope that a nearly two-hour movie on her political career would attempt to move us past these stale debates. Sadly, the new film “The Undefeated,” decides to go the deification route.

Yesterday, I attended a screening of the new Palin film in Arlington, Va., which is slated to debut for general audiences on July 15^th. Earlier today, producers announced a deal with AMC Theaters that will bring it to selected cities, and filmmaker Stephen Bannon said he expects it will be screened all over the country in July and August – which is rare for a documentary at a time of year when most screens are reserved for summer blockbusters.