Informant
Music Box Films | Release Date: September 13, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 13, 2013
The force of Darby's personality -- a rich stew of righteousness, arrogance and self-delusion -- gives the doc a psychological appeal independent of politics. Read full review
90
Village VoiceErnest HardySep 10, 2013
Informant is riveting as it slowly assembles a damning profile of its subject. It's also timely. Read full review
80
NPRElla TaylorSep 13, 2013
Among other things, this powerfully confused man is a study in American extremity. Read full review
80
The DissolveNoel MurraySep 12, 2013
What makes Informant so effective is that while its focus is on Darby, the story has a larger scope. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisOct 24, 2013
This is a multilayered film that not only exposes a man's contradictions - a do-gooder narcissist; a thoughtful, delusional activist - but also speaks volumes about the fringes on both sides of the political spectrum. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelySep 10, 2013
It creates a useful distance between Brandon Darby and his stories that allow for us to assess them individually, reinforcing the film's suggestion that the truth is elusive. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'HehirSep 12, 2013
[An] evenhanded and carefully crafted documentary. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 12, 2013
What emerges is a vague, often chilling impression of an unpredictable opportunist and provocateur who may not even be sure himself. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldSep 12, 2013
Mr. Meltzer doesn’t quite find an effective tone or structure to stay on top of his unsettling person of interest. Read full review
60
Time OutMichael AtkinsonSep 10, 2013
This shadowy film may ooze with espionage enigma, but Darby’s real-life role finds him casting himself as a crusader; he’s like a hipster Zelig, lost among media appearances, evasive social principle and TV-propagated naïveté. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubScott MacDonaldSep 11, 2013
Meanwhile, there’s a potentially fascinating theme imbedded in Darby’s story that goes largely unexplored: the idea that modern protest is little more than theater, and that the participants on both sides are just actors playing roles. Read full review
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