Forbidden Lie$
Roxie Releasing | Release Date: April 3, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
It must be fun to make a film about a con artist when the con artist is a full and willing participant, literally going to the ends of the Earth to prove she is the real deal. Read full review
100
Film ThreatPhil Hall
One of the year's best films. It is an extraordinary triumph of nonfiction filmmaking, presenting a wild mind game that leaves the viewer invigorated by its sheer audacity and complexity. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterSura Wood
Riveting, near flawless documentary. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Cool-headed, lighthearted and outrageously entertaining. Read full review
80
Village VoiceElena Oumano
This entertaining, provocative film raises pointed issues about con artists and their sometimes-culpable "victims," and also speaks to the elusive pursuit of documentary truth. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Fascinating quasi-documentary about Norma Khouri. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Even after you've seen Forbidden Lie$, the dizzying, drop-dead fascinating documentary on Norma Khouri, you won't be absolutely sure if she's on the level or a con artist ranked as "one of the best ever." That's how good she is. Read full review
70
VarietyRichard Kuipers
Broinowski commits the crucial error of hanging around way too long once all key questions have been answered. Read full review
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