Shocking Doc
Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes to see through a lie. His reviews are exactly 100 words long (because 99 leave you wanting more, but 101 is just plain wordy). Here is his 100-word review of You Can See Everything.
The Premise: With
just weeks to go until she is sent to prison, infamous Theranos fraudster
Elizabeth Holmes agrees to let filmmaker/comedian Nathan Fielder document her
final days at home. Fielder and his many cameras move in with Holmes and her controlling
boyfriend, Billy. He probes them with questions about morality, what happened
at Theranos, and how they will continue their lives once she is in jail. After Holmes
begins serving her sentence, Fielder continues to ponder what happened during
his time with the couple as the story becomes stranger and stranger. The three-hour
documentary is directed by Fielder and acclaimed documentarian Lance Oppenheim.
Be sure you know at least a little bit about the fraud at Theranos before
seeing this film as the movie assumes some knowledge of the case.
The 100-words: Among
the most remarkable documentaries I have ever seen, this has a real shot to be
the first documentary to earn a Best Picture nomination. Though an intimate
portrait of morally questionable individuals who seem oblivious to the harm
they have caused, it is so much more than that. I was howling with laughter one
moment and recoiling in shock the next. The extreme close-ups employed by Oppenheim
really connect you with these unusual characters. Fielder’s method of interaction
is captivating, both offsetting and probing. Whatever you do, please avoid spoilers as the
story and characters take some truly stunning turns.
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