The Imposter

[funthing29]

A documentary centered on a young Frenchman who convinces a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who went missing for 3 years.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/

[funthing29]

It is quite an accomplishment when a documentary manages to be both fascinating and gripping.

Disturbing, thrilling, darkly funny and sad all at the same time. The use of interviews, historic footage and re-enactments is masterfully woven together. One of the best documentaries I have ever seen!

Riveting. 9/10

[Celini]

what she said! An amazing piece of film making!
9/10

[prettyxcool]

What they said!
Absorbing and thought provoking!
9/10

[Rainey]

Aww, I want to see this film too now!

[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

It was nice to meet funthing and celini briefly. havent met any fmukers for so long given my limited preview screening availability!

I was there since 9am for the screeenwriting and film making lectures which I enjoyed. And nope I have no intention in knocking on Spielberg and Nolan's door but its nice to get a feel of the inside workings of film making from the film makers themselves. I might though have a stab at the screenwriting contest just for fun! Oh I pa*d £12 for the day which was very good value for 4 hours of seminars and the movie preview. I know I know, why I p*ying at all, you dummy, I hear you shout...well you know im a sucker by now :)

Anyway, the film. Yes superbly made, very captivating, very manupilative on the audience...yet I HATE IT. I really hate the film, purely in principle. It achieved what it set out to do but I strongly feel it was morally wrong. Yes there was dark humour and the audience was laughing a lot during this film...but I didnt. I was disgusted.

I think the film makers wants the controversy and expect a contrasting reception. They did their job well.

But this film disgusts me. Its exploitation for entertaintment gone too far.

You see its a true story and would have been fine but for the fact they are making a superstar out of a nasty cold calculating criminal. I cannot stomach that. Sorry.

Its hard to rate this because technically it merits an 8/10 but I want to give it zero.

No doubt this might gain quite a success, probably more in the states than over here.

[prettyxcool]

You see its a true story and would have been fine but for the fact they are making a superstar out of a cold calculated criminal.

Do you also think all those films based on the true stories of killers are making them out to be superstars too? LOL
I would never associate this person to be a superstar!

This film reminds me a bit about the Changeling, not a documentary but based on real life events, it stars Angelina Jolie as a woman
who is reunited with her missing son — only to realize he is an impostor.

[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

You see its a true story and would have been fine but for the fact they are making a superstar out of a cold calculated criminal.

Do you also think all those films based on the true stories of killers are making them out to be superstars too? LOL
I would never associate this character to be a superstar!

This film reminds me a bit about the Changeling, not a documentary but based on real life events, it stars Angelina Jolie as a woman
who is reunited with her missing son — only to realize he is an impostor.

Thats not what I mean PXC. Its the way the documentary allowed the real person to make himself a star, and even the documentary film maker admitted in the q&a that he found him charismatic etc. Point is he should never be given a stage in the first place. That is what I detest but I respect all of you seeing the humurous side of it. I am always quite sensitive to horrible people like them being given a stage to promote themselves. Its disgusting to me.

Sorry to dampen the enjoyment though, it may be a personal hatred that I find difficulty in overcoming, so by all means ignore me! I was quite vocal about the vermins during the London Riots and I do find difficulty in following the Christian preach of forgiveness

[Celini]

I did not see the humorous side of it. I knew bits of the story as it was on the news a few years back in France,
I just found it was extremely well crafted, and this fascinating story deserved to be told. The guy did his time, he is now a free man, I don;t see much problem with him being interviewed.

I don't see your point about Christian forgiveness though!?

[soonforgotten]

This was my second viewing and it holds up very well.

Here's the review I wrote for it last month: http://londonfilmfanatiq.com/2012/06/22/the-imposter/

I'll transcribe the Q&A from today, but will post it closer to release.