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2017
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Positive Reviews
36
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
3.2
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3.0
Adam McKays The Big Short found the dark humor inside the apocalypse.I loved it in theaters but was surprised how little it affected me when I re watc ..
EW
3.8
The 135 minute film suffers from being too long and sometimes bizarrely constructed, but its the kind of solid true story weve come to expect from an ..
Rogerebert
3.0
But its hard to hold a bit of bluntness against a film with such patience.
Indie Wire
4.5
If theres a flaw in this side of the story its that Levinson can get a little heavy handed in visually illustrating their ignorance.
Indie Wire
3.0
Given that it offers no new insights on Madoff and underserves its stellar cast, its hard to see the return on this particular investment.
Variety
2.0
Play Video 1:02 The Wizard of Lies trailer: HBOs Bernard Madoff drama video The Wizard of Lies is not, in that sense, a woe is me drama, but rather a ..
The Guardian
2.5
Its one of the best moments in the film, but Levinson cant simply let it breathe and allow the actors to develop rapport.
3.5
The movie Levinson has made is more a chilly portrait of calculation.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
The best scenes in The Wizard of Lies just put Mr. De Niro in a room opposite his co stars, and let him go to work.
The New York Times
3.0
Pfeiffer stole the show as Madoffs wife Ruth, nervously chain smoking her way through a scandal she naively knew nothing about.
Telegraph
4.0
They turned in their father and refuse to speak to Ruth unless she cuts ties all together with the imprisoned Madoff.
3.1
They may cause tragedy, as Madoff clearly did, but the audience cant fully appreciate that justice has been done because sociopaths cannot feel remors ..
San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
This may seem like a bad thing, but it is ultimately what makes this story so riveting.
The Young Folks
3.0
10 1 7 / 10 Most filmmakers dont want to portray evil in a straightforward manner, especially real world villainy, which is often too nuanced to simpl ..
Blu Ray
3.8
...an uneven yet sporadically engrossing drama from a first class filmmaker.
Reel Film Reviews
1.5
Classy and solidly watchable in an HBO kind of way, it nevertheless offered a few bizarre turns.
The Times
3.5
If we ever doubted De Niro, nows as good a time as ever to repent.The man may have made his fair share of flops, but if thats what it takes for him to ..
Decider
2.0
De Niro and Pfeiffer inhabit these roles so fully that you forget theyre De Niro and Pfeiffer no small feat considering their statures.
News Day
3.8
While the former gave a clearer picture of how Madoffs secret operation worked on the infamous 17th floor of his company, the new movie (premiering Sa ..
New York Post
3.5
But in the film jazz music excitedly dances behind the action and the room is softly lit and golden.
Salon
3.5
Worth It For De Niro And The Cast Of Characters Indeed, The Wizard Of Lies succeeds largely due to De Niros powerhouse turn as Bernie Madoff.
Film Inquiry
2.0
Y oud never be able to tell Barry Levinson directed this HBO film about the fall of the House of Madoff.
Boston Herald
4.0
But we come up mostly empty, as De Niro expertly delivers evasion, aloofness, concealment.
Boston Globe
3.0
The bulk of the movie takes place around the time of Madoffs arrest in late 2008, without any lengthy flashbacks.
Las Vegas Weekly
2.5
Though it was almost twice as long (running four hours), it lacked the psychological complexity of The Wizard of Lies, with Dreyfuss playing Madoff mo ..
The Atlantic
3.5
Despite its sympathetic portrayal of an evil man, the movie is interesting and worth seeing.
Tony Medley
3.0
(CNN) The Wizard of Lies digs deep into Bernie Madoffs Ponzi scheme, while providing a less illuminating peek under its subjects skin.
Cnn
3.5
The Wizard of Lies spends much of its overlong two hours and 15 minutes running time repeating how Madoffs crimes victimized members of his family.
Oregon Live
4.0
In what could possibly be one the best performances Robert De Niro has given in this new century, he headlines veteran filmmaker Barry Levinsons (Rain ..
Film Ink
3.1
Madoff proves too slippery for clear characterization, even for the combined talents of Levinson and De Niro, and the result is a film that is dull, w ..
Stl Today
2.5
The film also may leave some wishing it had delved into the bones of Madoffs decades long Ponzi scheme.
Daily Dot
3.0
Like the gift pack, it feels prefabricated and heavy on the treacle, but writer director Simon Aboud at least delivers it with genuine sincerity and a ..
Straits Times
2.5
Its not a terrible piece of work, but the most you can claim for it is a kind of bloodless competence.
News Week
3.5
But some have stuck with good, old fashioned made for TV movies, which is how we end up with an HBO original starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfei ..
Flavor Wire
3.8
Its a film that heads down an interesting path with incredibly talented people, only to fail to go the extra mile in exploring these characters.
Awards Circuit
4.5
After taking lots of flak in recent years for coasting through middling films and lightweight comedies, hes back in a meaty, if not showy, role.
Mercury News
3.8
The Wizard of Lies HBO, Saturday, May 20 at 8 PM Web Exclusive The Wizard of Lies opens with a disarmingly candid, calm Bernard Madoff, as he informs ..
Under The Radar Mag
2.0
The question isnt answered, but it doesnt even need to be raised: Only a sociopath could pull off what he did with so little remorse.
Film Avclub
1.5
Having expressed every cogent thought in its head in the first 50 minutes, Wizard drags along for another tortuously repetitive hour and half, a long ..
reason
3.0
Much of the cast doesnt share Madoffs ethnicity, but the director does.
Tony Mack
3.5
Pfeiffer is perfectly cast as the wife who slowly realizes the deliberateness with which she avoided learning anything about her husband, his business ..
New Republic
4.0
It is utterly absorbing film to watch, with Levinson capturing Madoffs emotional journey through most of the events almost totally in close up, at tim ..
The Australian
2.5
I spent a good portion of my adolescence knowing with full certainty that, if I were ever granted a dying wish, it would be for Michelle Pfeiffer to s ..
Review Journal
4.0
As old school Hollywood as it might be in terms of style, it is perfect for the subject matter of this film.
Baltimoresun
4.0
Michelle Pfeiffer, who like De Niro is making her HBO debut, is a study in addled frustration and misery as wife Ruth, lamenting, How did I get to be ..
Tv Insider
2.5
The most damning thing one can say is that The Wizard of Lies does not raise genuinely troubling questions about the existing social order.
World Socialist Web Site
3.5
Their riches, privilege, and apparent obliviousness to Bernies epic deceit prove too much to get past.
Bloom Berg
4.5
If you want a thorough history lesson about this horrendous scandal, The Wizard of Lies is for you. If you want to see Robert DeNiro at the top of his ..
Malibu Times
3.0
Moments like this elevate The Wizard of Lies; its just too bad there arent enough of them.
Cut Print Film
1.5
They want to know about dads business but hes not very forthcoming.
Sioux City Journal
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