The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: March 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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1
Negative:
0
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75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 19, 2019
It's a study in deception, and as told by filmmaker Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"), it's a disturbing and sad one. Read full review
75
ConsequenceBlake GobleMar 18, 2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley offers tidy, compelling, and continued proof of Gibney’s skills in the art of delineation. Read full review
75
The PlaylistLena WilsonMar 18, 2019
With a popular subject, and some downright corny visual devices, The Inventor doesn’t knock it out of the park as neatly as some of Gibney’s other works. Still, it’s a worthwhile and damn entertaining addition to the developing Elizabeth Holmes canon that makes up for its flaws with undeniable watchability. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMar 14, 2019
The Inventor becomes less an exposé of white-collar crime than a study in the power of self-delusion and corporate megalomania. Gibney’s methods are simple but often brutally effective. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChris BarsantiMar 15, 2019
Alex Gibney’s documentary tells a dramatic, if somewhat workmanlike, story of Silicon Valley hubris meeting old-fashioned scamming. Read full review
40
The GuardianHubert Adjei-KontohMar 19, 2019
The fascinating story of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal is frustratingly underexplored in Alex Gibney’s disappointing new film. Read full review
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