An Honest Liar

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Cheryl C Very interesting and informative. The human element makes the film more compelling. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review William L Faith healers and divine spiritualists are just the worst, y'know? A neat documentary on fraud and fraudsters, but more interesting as a discussion about the psychology behind people's innate desire to be fooled, and the line between deception and deceit when the underlying intention is under consideration. Presenting fact-based explanations for supposedly bizarre phenomena and getting some form of rebuke is pretty classic territory that political thrillers have explored ad nauseum. Going against this solid (if familiar) premise is Randi's own, surprisingly complex personality - a charismatic individual who gets a somewhat perverse pleasure from countering the prevailing opinion, from being berated because he feels (not without some justification) that he is the smartest man in the room, but silently grappling with the ambiguous moral cutoff between lies for a larger lesson and the incidental damage caused in telling those lies. While the aspects regarding Randi's sexuality and relationship with his partner seem rather out of place early in the runtime, they do ultimately introduce a pretty interesting aspect to Randi's character as the relatively unhurt victim of a deception, but still one that possibly allowed himself to be fooled because of his own self-interest in a loved one. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/22 Full Review william d The parts where Randi is debunking psychic phenomena was very interesting, but much of the film is about Jose Alvarez and I just didn't care about that guy's story. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating from beginning to end. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A documentary about Amazing Randi and how he publicly exposed fake psychics and healers(Peter Popoff being one of them) a great way to open your eyes and see how most religious televangelists are full of crap,and how these con men are taking advantage of innocent and naive people. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member No matter how educated you are...you can always be deceived . It's unfortunate and I suppose makes for entertaining stories. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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