whether the The Wizard of Lies leaves you with a feeling of disgust, confusion, or understanding, the film undoubtedly combines honesty with entertainment to create a piece of gripping and classic storytelling
this film is dutiful without being essential. Like "Confirmation" and "All the Way," it's often strangely inert, and unlike "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," it doesn't boast the kind of galvanizing performance
the films wants to do so many things. Most of them feel like distractions. Don't understand the finances? Here's some family drama! Bored of the family? Here's the courtroom! The film itself is a Ponzi Scheme
such an epic and tragic saga needs some strong characters to pull it off, and director Barry Levinson and Robert De Niro make a somewhat admirable attempt
by Anna Kopco [The Young Folks ]
by Simon Abrams [The Guardian ]
