The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

Name: The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest
Genre: Biography, Drama, Crime, Animation, Documentary
Released: March 6, 2015
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 82

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Showtime | Release Date: March 6, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: When a legendary escape artist comes up for parole after 30 years behind bars, a chance for freedom must be weighed against his infamous past.

Director: Gabriel London

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Crime, Animation, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Feb 27, 2015

It’s a curious, infuriating and haunting tale, and an accomplishment of documentary filmmaking. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Mar 3, 2015

What could have been an impossibly bleak viewing is actually made more unnerving through DeFriest's droll humor and acceptance of his fate — rather than being Zen-like, he's prickly and dark, with such dazzlingly high native intelligence that you mourn for potential needlessly wasted. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Mar 5, 2015

[A] fascinating film. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Feb 27, 2015

It’s a bizarre story not entirely clear in the telling — partly because we can’t be entirely sure when the subject is telling the truth — but absorbing nonetheless. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Mar 6, 2015

The rare documentary that gets more and more interesting as it goes along, even ending with an update on this still-unfolding story that just took place. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Mar 5, 2015

The indomitable personality and talents of the serial prison escapee Mark DeFriest outshine the weaknesses of this documentary that bears his name. Read full review

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StevieGJD

Apr 1, 2015

This cable documentary is interesting on a number of levels. The penal system is often misguided. DeFriest is a good example. Importantly, it is not as though he has not made his own bed with years of bad decisions (mostly all about trying to escape), for he has. But the fact that partThis cable documentary is interesting on a number of levels. The penal system is often misguided. DeFriest is a good example. Importantly, it is not as though he has not made his own bed with years of bad decisions (mostly all about trying to escape), for he has. But the fact that part of what brought him to prison more than 30 years ago should not even have been a crime. Now I suspect that the documentarians are somewhat taking liberties with the facts. But that does not make this a tragic condemnation of a cruel, uncaring and thoughtless system.… Expand

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