Chasing Madoff
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  • Summary: Chasing Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator's ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain if white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenant, and henchmen, all linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger apparent, Markopolos and his loyal team relentlessly continued to pursue the frightening truth. Finding himself trapped in a web of epic deceit, the once unassuming Boston securities analyst turned vigilante now feared for his life and the safety of his family, as he discovered no one would listen. (Cohen Media Group)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    Aug 24, 2011
    83
    Jeff Prosserman's riveting documentary takes a question that haunted the Bernie Madoff scandal - how did he fool everyone for so long? - and answers it with a decisive "He didn't."
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Walter Addiego
    Sep 8, 2011
    75
    The movie is anything but flawless. There are flourishes that seem plucked from Errol Morris' work but aren't as good, and some re-creations of past events are hokey. It's the film's content that packs a punch.
  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Calvin Wilson
    Sep 2, 2011
    50
    A documentary that clearly aspires to the highest standards of cinematic muckraking but makes for a frustrating experience.
  4. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Sep 1, 2011
    38
    Viewers get very little about Madoff himself. While the film is primarily about Markopolos, it makes little sense without much insight into his nemesis.

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  1. Erik_Imsen
    7
    A must-see documentary, mind-blowing by it's content, which is sadly hurt by a messy construction and an over-the-top melodramatic tone. The story being told was already powerful enough to spare some intense close-ups or reenactments. The Filmmaker's choice to solely focus on the "hunters team" and thus telling so little about Madoff himself was a brave one that turns out to pay off, as it helps create this mystical and unreal status Madoff did enjoy during the decade preceding his fall.… Expand
  2. Rick409
    0
    This movie made no sense. Jeff Prosserman's misunderstanding of the story, characters and the event is perplexing. The cheesy, overdone, superfluous effects paired with the knock-off Phillip Glass score (the film's only savior) makes this noir documentary a bad comedy. It's a shame too, the idea is a good one. The director: not such a good one.… Expand

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