Review of The Hoax (2007) by Ella Taylor for Village Voice — 22 Jan 2013
To its credit, The Hoax isn't glib--it doesn't chalk up Irving's moral vacuum to anything a bad mommy or daddy did. But there's no other point of view either; the film suffers a fatal equivocation over whether to frame him as a prankster or an American tragedy.
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This review of The Hoax (2007) was written by Ella Taylor and published by Village Voice on 22 Jan 2013.
The Hoax has generally received mixed reviews.
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