1/10
If I could go back and not watch it, I would
27 August 2019
I am a fan of documentaries that are factually correct and accurate and this is neither of them. The director turns the documentary from a candid look inside the life of one of the most prolific and notorious magicians in history into an hour and a half insight that he really doesn't have a premise to his documentary. He consistently sites Simon Chinn as the leader of his competing documentary and that he is the little guy bing bullied by this large production team with millions of dollars at their disposal. Fast forward Simon Chinn had no involvement with his competing project nor did the other project have the backing of a major studio. Ben not only had a production studio, he also brought Simon Chinn on as an executive producer towards the end to give himself credibility and it was released through HULU which put considerable marketing behind the project. Ben portrays himself as the odd man out when there are a few other projects going on, in reality he is playing the sympathy card hoping people will make him feel relevant. There are wild inaccuracies in this film with constant contradictions that made it difficult to sit through. This film should be called, "Hey, Look At Me: The Ben Berman Story"
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