The Wizard of Lies
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A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
The Wizard of Lies - Nathan Darrow, Robert De Niro, Alessandro Nivola HBO. That the film adamantly portrays Mark, Andrew, and Ruth as being kept in the dark to Bernie’s massive fraud may or may not be accurate, but the dramatic thrust of…
But The Wizard of Lies is offensively trite, despite strong performances from De Niro and Pfeiffer, and typically effective direction from Barry Levinson (Wag the Dog, Diner). Madoff is presented, through a series of flashbacks, as a…
The structure of “The Wizard of Lies” can be a little frustrating as the film jumps back and forth in time, structured around a jailhouse interview with Madoff done years after the house of cards collapsed, and spending an incredible…
