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Richard Brody The New Yorker [Its] performances thrum with the ecstatic energy of rock. Apr 14, 2020 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times For many complicated reasons, fundamentalist Christianity in America doesn't look the same today as it did in 1972, when Marjoe won the Academy Award for best documentary. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 12, 2006 Full Review Michael Atkinson Village Voice In 1972, Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith's Marjoe was enough of an eye-opening sensation to make news of itself and Oscar winners of its creators. Jan 10, 2006 Full Review Kam Williams Upstage Magazine Especially entertaining is this con man's exposing all the tricks of the trade, from how he healed confederates feigning illnesses to the special gestures and vocal cadences designed to hypnotize his gullible followers. Rated: 4/4 May 26, 2007 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice This extraordinary documentary shows Marjoe back in the pulpit for an expose of the church-and-tent revival circuit. Feb 13, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member loved this documentary. hilarious watching this pint size preacher learning at a young age how to fleece the sheep. his biggest success came in america's southern states which is unsurprising as these states have the lowest scholastic level and are hotbeds of religious zealotry. as for gortner's movie offerings - don't bother. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review harry r What everyone misses is that he is using the ill gotten skills he learned from his awful parents today to make money in the movie industry. You have all been taken in just like the Christian audiences he preached too. He has no respect for anyone who is religious and thinks they are all like his parents. I have met people that are equally dishonest in all professions and faiths. Does that mean everyone in all professions and faiths are a fake? No! Sadly, we can point out a whole lot of people that are. Worse, we lump the good people into that same bucket because we don't believe they can be that good. That speaks worse about you and him than it does about those good people. I have met wonderful people in all professions and faiths that have truly good moral ethics. He does not. He just substituted his ill gotten skills from one lucrative profession to another. Luckily, it did not work out as great as he had expected. I hope it did not work out because many people were like me and saw the ingenuineness in his actions and speech. Those that promoted him only wanted to use him for one thing, to destroy religion. We can see that many of those tactics he talks about are still used today. The most famous is Jim Baker and Tammy Faye. You think a child from them would be any different? When you have con artists as you parents, the only thing you know is the con. All professions have it, we see it in corporate annual reports every year. Which ones are truly good. Bet you cant pick them out. This documentary truly made me ill seeing the scam portrayed and people don't realize he is still doing it in other ways. He knew he was a fake and he still continued to preach as he got older. How many people did he mislead and then he has the gall to point the finger at other preachers. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review delysid d The LORD told me to watch this film! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member Insightful and disturbing story of a conman who takes you behind the curtain. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A preacher who was exploited by his parents as a child, shows a docu crew the tricks of the trade. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic portrayal & expose of Marjoe Gortimer, a household name in North American South as a Child Preacher & was ordained as a minister at 4 years old & married a couple at 4 and half. This film follows Marjoe's return to the preaching circuit & his phenomenal success with the Christian Tent Revivals. Although clearly corrupted by money he had an electrifying charisma & ability to communicate & hook the masses. He seemed to have some dignity at the end but fooled many, an interesting documentary on a clever conman. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sarah Kernochan