That Britney Spears biopic is a travesty, and Twitter wants its 2 hours back

"Oh, it's back on. I thought it was a Clairol commercial."
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Jerico Mandybur
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Britney Spears deserves better than this.

While no one expected Britney Ever After to be anything other than The Room of biopics, it seems the unauthorised Lifetime movie that aired Saturday night was so bad it shocked even the most unshockable viewers with its hilarious inaccuracies. In short, it was a shit show.

But just as every cloud has a silver lining, the dedicated Britney fans of Twitter made the most of their two-hour torture fest by commentating on the film's worst moments, for us all to enjoy.

From it's ridiculous casting, LOL dialogue (we're looking at you, Justin Timberlake impersonator, with your "bomb diggity" youth speak), and costume design atrocities -- it seems this movie may replace Glitter as the go-to pop star biopic of choice, for hungover/still drunk people everywhere.

Even celebrities are not immune.

Who could forget that historic post-break up dance off between Britney and Justin in the club that ~fateful~ night?

And speaking of the costumes...

Also, the incredibly off-point use of technology.

The cringe was almost too much to bear. But like a pop car crash, no self-respecting Britney devotee could look away.

The pure injustice of it all!

And the ever-enthusiastic Sarah Michelle Gellar really went in with this doozy of a review.

All things considered, you HAVE to see this movie, if only for the sweet relief its end provides.

It was well worth the wait TBH.

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Jerico Mandybur

Jerico Mandybur is the editor of Mashable Australia. Previously, she worked as a digital editor at SBS, Oyster Mag, MTV and ASOS. Tweet her at @jerico_m.

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