Crazy, Not Insane
HBO Documentary Films | Release Date (Streaming): November 18, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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90
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonNov 19, 2020
Dorothy Lewis, the subject of director Alex Gibney’s collagist masterpiece Crazy, Not Insane, is out to demolish “the myth of pure evil.” As such, she may be among the most dangerous women in the world. She is certainly a “pioneer,” as one colleague calls her, adding that pioneers are often not treated very well. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOct 27, 2020
An urgent film, it's filled with chilling detail and propelled by clear-eyed compassion. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanOct 27, 2020
You may not agree with everything Dorothy Lewis says in “Crazy, Not Insane,” but you come out of the movie alive to the place where evil and insanity meet and then fall back apart. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenNov 18, 2020
As storyteller, Gibney finds a constructive manner to mindfully engage our admittedly bizarre fixation with murder (which would be worthy of a separate doc) while encouraging a more humane way to approach some of society's most violent figures. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergNov 18, 2020
Dr. Lewis is an engaging interview subject whose clarity and upbeat demeanor contrast strikingly with the macabre material. Her writings are read as voice-overs by Laura Dern. Dr. Lewis has also kept an excellent archive. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyOct 27, 2020
The film offers an engrossing overview of the painstaking, insightful investigations carried out over the years by Lewis and associates. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 17, 2020
The director of “Taxi to the Dark Side” has once again taken on a complex evil being done in our name, a subject no one really wants to think about, and forced us to consider the many ramifications of making a flippant and terminal judgment on something that demands attention and understanding, in light of what we now know. Read full review
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