The Invisible Pilot
HBO | Release Date: April 4, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
PrimetimerAaron BarnhartApr 4, 2022
Season 1 Review: One of the craziest true-crime docuseries you will ever watch. At less than three hours, it’s a no-brainer if you’re a fan of the genre, are a Narcos addict or just want to brush up on your '80s history. Read full review
75
The PlaylistChris BarsantiMar 31, 2022
Season 1 Review: “The Invisible Pilot” is appreciative enough of the collateral damage he inflicted on his family to avoid painting him as any kind of countercultural hero. But the series is also understandably taken in by his zest for life and love of adventure to fairly portray him as something more than a villain. Read full review
60
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jul 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: The series is bogged down by the convoluted film-making, which involves a crew in 2021 reporting on the work of a crew from 2014, and uses footage from both. Like Betzner himself, the film-makers think they’re very smart, but the end result is messy. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerApr 4, 2022
Season 1 Review: We feel that once you get past the first episode of The Invisible Pilot, the craziness of Gary Betzner’s story kicks in. But the first episode makes it a little tough to get to that point. Read full review
40
The GuardianLucy ManganJul 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: Makers Phil Lott and Ari Mark are content to leave it as a tale of derring-do, a kind of Man’s Own adventure story but a thousand questions and alternative accounts are clearly begging to be heard. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergApr 4, 2022
Season 1 Review: The Invisible Pilot could have been cut down into something more clear-minded and propulsive or fleshed out into something more relatable and emotionally rich. It’s neither. The bits and pieces of a great story are still visible in a documentary that finally isn’t even all that good. Read full review
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