Tell Me Who I Am

  • 2019


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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.0
That Perkins has honed in on such sympathetic subjects makes it almost impossible not to be moved, even if Tell Me often feels less like forensic trut .. EW
3.8
While its hard to do complete justice to their heartbreaking tale involving a dark, traumatic childhood, Perkins deserves all the credit for treating .. Rogerebert
2.0
Perkins doesnt probe that idea, or others like it, any deeper than the level at which its volunteered to him. Indie Wire
1.5
In a scripted thriller, one can bet that unlocking the source of Alexs trauma would bring all of his memories flooding back. Here, the process merely .. Variety
3.0
This desperately upsetting Netflix documentary, a portrait of a troubled family, is best watched knowing as little possible. The Guardian
2.5
By focusing so narrowly on the Lewis brothers relationship with their mother, the film inadvertently minimizes the scope of their abuse.
4.5
But all this masterly cinematic mood building occasionally feels like slick sleight of hand. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Perkins shoots the brothers with low key intimacy and inserts numerous staged scenes reconstructing events. The New York Times
4.5
But in its most rewardingly complicated moments, this absorbing, incomplete documentary reminds us that there is nothing definitive about what we thin ..
0.5
It was one of those stories that was simply too awful to need much elaboration it was bleak, creepy, dismal, sad. The Times
4.5
Your Call: Joel Keller (@joelkeller) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesnt kid himself: hes a TV junkie. Decider
4.5
Out of respect for the story and the brothers healing an ongoing process Perkins doesnt just give the audience a wallop of information to digest. The Wrap
4.5
As for that other most pertinent historical figure, Wernher von Braun (Colm Feore), if it looks as though hes going to get a free pass as some kindly, .. Smh
4.5
Its a harrowing and heartbreaking examination on the lasting impact of childhood trauma. Film Inquiry
4.5
Everything shot and effect is specifically designed to tell this story, and it works brilliantly. Flim Threet
3.5
In the Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Dalton writes, This remarkable true story is a finely crafted exercise in slow building suspense, though it works b .. Vox
3.0
While Tell Me Who I Am doesnt offer any real answers about the role of memory in coping with abuse, it does bring up fascinating questions. The Play List
4.0
An incredibly moving experience that men, in particular, should witness and absorb. Flicks
3.5
An intriguing documentary about twin brothers, amnesia and a filmmaker functioning as a therapist of last resort. Wsj
4.0
Alex, who trusted Marcus unfailingly, sees it as the ultimate betrayal and doesnt understand why Marcus couldnt be honest about what happened. Daily Dot
4.5
Instead, its tedious, lazy and anemic with clunky exposition and poor editing. Nyc Movie Guru
2.0
The late Oliver Sacks would have liked this movie about a young man whose memory was lost. Shockya
4.5
Whether absolute healing is ever really possible is the question that hovers over Tell Me Who I Am up to and through its poignant conclusion. The Daily Beast
4.5
Its a painful truth thats Alexs alone, not something passive viewers like us need to be entrusted with. Thril List
3.0
Their story is fascinating and unsettling, and the film tells it without sensationalism. Crooked Marquee
4.4
An intense journey into the past of two brothers with an extraordinary story to tell. This left me speechless for hours. .
4.0
You get the feeling that theres more to the story with some of its detail hazy or the documentary lens pulling back just at the precise moment when yo ..
4.5
Cinema as revelation, and thereby purification, is a powerful thing. Hammer To Nail
0.5
Imagine waking up and not knowing who you are, where you are, or the identities of the faces staring back at you. What if you find out the things you .. Pop Culture Leftovers
4.5
The rare Netflix backed documentary thats getting the true blue day and date release (its available on the service on October 18 as well as at NYCs Qu .. The CriterionCast



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