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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s hardly the last word on this scam and its hilarious embrace of the “Duck Soup” uniforms and the addled imagination and crackpot ideas of L. Ron Hubbard. But that’s the point.
- 75RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireRogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireThis Louis Theroux-starring film belongs to the Michael Moore school of docu-making, in which much hinges on the personal viewpoint and observational wit of the on-camera investigator.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMy Scientology Movie relies on a shaggy, meandering charm. At times it plays like an extended skit on “The Daily Show”; yet its disorder also makes its insights — like how strongly the church’s training sessions resemble acting classes — feel refreshingly organic.
- 70Village VoiceDaphne HowlandVillage VoiceDaphne HowlandThe film's a little choppy as Theroux takes side trips to interview other former Scientologists, but it comes together as a chilling look at America's most famous 20th-century homegrown religion.
- 70Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAs he uses Rathbun’s old tactics against his observers, Theroux raises troubling questions about psychological warfare and how devoutness shades into fanaticism.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyWhat enlivens My Scientology is Theroux himself: watching him stumble from one idea to the next, interact with intense actors pulling their best Tom Cruise grins, butt heads with Rathbun, bicker with church insiders and throw their own idiotic lingo back in their faces.
- 60EmpirePhil de SemlyenEmpirePhil de SemlyenTheroux’s first big-screen doc is an entertaining affair, peppered with surreal moments and wry wit, but its elusive subject remains out of reach.
- 50Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeThe only element that significantly differentiates this documentary from its peers is Louis Theroux's good-natured cheekiness.