Review of The Imposter (2012) by Boris Nicolas E — 13 Apr 2013

What a movie..lesson on how to make a movie documentary on a twisted tale...!

This review of The Imposter (2012) was written by Boris Nicolas E on 13 Apr 2013.

The Imposter has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Imposter

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Dave C (1,370) on 14 Jun 2015

Just when I felt I had it all worked out the film makers and the story itself take you down some more dark roads.. fairly gripping stuff…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Jonny P (816) on 11 Jun 2015

The Imposter is a riveting documentary about a man who fakes the identity of a missing teenager in order to begin a new life…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Brittany L (114) on 10 Oct 2017

Was I watching the same documentary?? I kept waiting for the twist that would make this movie interesting…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Samy A (175) on 24 Jul 2015

Incredibly cinematic and amazingly well-executed, it's definitely one of the weirdest crime stories I've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Brad S (2,657) on 15 Feb 2016

Wonderfully presented documentary that follows a story that only Hollywood could mirror…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Regina B (56) on 25 May 2016

The telling of this tale is purely beautiful: the jump cuts between two different people telling the same story, with their own perception…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Benoibe 4 (4) on 10 Oct 2017

Was I watching the same documentary?? I kept waiting for the twist that would make this movie interesting…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Jen H (384) on 24 Sep 2015

A masterfully directed and superbly edited documentary. This true tale unfolds as interestingly as any big budget blockbuster…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Milorad K (10) on 20 May 2015

Interesting story, with bold and clever storytelling. A must watch documentary…

Read Review

Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Khaoula H (2) on 10 Feb 2017

Omg amazing experience damn that's some crazy stuff I don't trust the family members one bit…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Gone Baby Gone (2007)

By Msc (2) on 01 Mar 2008

Wow what a HORRIBLE MOVIE!!! Monotone dialogue, cliche story…

Read Review

Review of The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)

By Francisco F (353) on 28 Mar 2009

Avant les films-dossiers des annees 70, Costa-Gavras reussissait un vrai bon film de genre…

Read Review

Review of Heart Blackened (2017)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Nov 2017

Even at its most serious and sophisticated, it retains the pleasingly funky aroma of pulp…

Read Review

Review of Layer Cake (2004)

By Kevin S (2,121) on 16 Jul 2017

I fell sleep three times during the movie. Movie is difficult to follow. Little to no action…

Read Review

Review of Obsession (1976)

By Justin Bowyer (2) for Empire (3,446) on 09 Aug 1988

The only obsession on display here is De Palma's - with Hitchcock. It's an unhealthy one too which results in an out of focus rip-off…

Read Review

Review of Lily Topples The World (2021)

By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 26 Aug 2021

No arguments, frustrations or consequential disappointments mar the film’s unvaryingly upbeat tone…

Read Review

Review of Introducing, Selma Blair (2021)

By Marisa Mirabal (47) for Slashfilm (971) on 19 Mar 2021

Introducing, Selma Blair rips the Band-Aid off society’s view of chronic illness with a raw portrayal of her medical diagnosis that is authenticated…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Imposter

2012

76%683 Reviews

The Train

1964

81%117 Reviews

The Shape of Things

2003

67%336 Reviews

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

74%1,159 Reviews

I Am Number Four

2011

55%986 Reviews

The Duellists

1977

76%230 Reviews

Bubble Boy

2001

55%480 Reviews

Men of Honor

2000

71%508 Reviews

Carmen Jones

1954

68%116 Reviews

Thirteen

2003

72%630 Reviews