The whole documentary could have been done in an hour. By making it almost three hours the implication is that this is going to be an epic story with lots of twists and turns.
No twists and turns, but a lot of self-pity in this the same old story of people making a fortune off of others' vulnerabilities.
Other than a few modern day spins to the story you won't find anything new here.
The talking head experts offer no new insights and all sound like school children doing book reports.
The lead reporter on the case, Alice Hines, has this valley girl "up-speak" delivery that is really annoying. She didn't exactly do any rigorous reporting since all the tapes were there for her to see.
Some of the victim's stories are very touching, so that warrants 2 of the 10 stars.
But basically, this is another spin on the "Compliance" type scam where people so gullible (and even stupid) fall for another charlatan.
Says more about the dumbing down of our society then the motives of a con man.
No twists and turns, but a lot of self-pity in this the same old story of people making a fortune off of others' vulnerabilities.
Other than a few modern day spins to the story you won't find anything new here.
The talking head experts offer no new insights and all sound like school children doing book reports.
The lead reporter on the case, Alice Hines, has this valley girl "up-speak" delivery that is really annoying. She didn't exactly do any rigorous reporting since all the tapes were there for her to see.
Some of the victim's stories are very touching, so that warrants 2 of the 10 stars.
But basically, this is another spin on the "Compliance" type scam where people so gullible (and even stupid) fall for another charlatan.
Says more about the dumbing down of our society then the motives of a con man.