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Well, hello! Thanks for stopping by to read my opinions about movies that I see. Some are older and most are new. Some I go to see in the theaters (both live performances and movies) and some I watch from the comfort of my own couch and even more, I will watch from the amazing Netflix app. Of course, these will be my personal thoughts about the targeted item, however, it will give you an idea of whether it's a colossal waste of time or worth a shot!

Friday, September 23, 2016

The Imposter

GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 24 August 2012
     Netflix 23 September 2016
Writer and Director: Bart Layton
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Staring:  Carey Gibson (The Sister), Beverly Dollarhide (The Mother), Nancy Fisher (Special Agent) and Frederic Bourdin (The Imposter). There are several appearances of other family members as well.
Rating? R (For Language Only)
SPOILERS? YES, but not enough to NOT WATCH!

REVIEWS
IMDB: 7.5 of 10
MY RATING: 9

STORYLINE
A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas Family that he is their 16-year-ld son who has been missing for 3 years.

MY REVIEW
I cannot believe how emotional I got watching this movie. I literally cried at one point. I think it hit home specially for me because I WAS kid in Texas at the time when this happened. It was 13 June 1994 and I remember watching news stories about the missing boy from San Antonio. I was on summer break from West Texas A&M University at the time, a sophomore and a girl in my dorm wing was from there and we talked a lot about this. It's captivating and damn near chilling how this IMPOSTER could have fooled so many people for so long. I guess when your child goes missing, you're willing to believe the improbable, much less the impossible. This was a damn good documentary.

What I DID LIKE about this movie:
  • Director Bart Layton made the impossible task of selecting specific pieces of interviews with various people at random times seen well collated and maintained the flow of the documentary with such aplomb!
  • It's fascinating to see/hear about these events in such detail FROM BOTH SIDES! 
  • I love the way the film was structured. As you are watching, you feel the sense of urgency and wonder along with the Special Agents, family members and this Frederic pretending to be this poor missing boy.
What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:
  • So many questions left unanswered. Loose ends are left so entirely loose that I cannot forgive!!
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