Critic Reviews

It’s a curious, infuriating and haunting tale, and an accomplishment of documentary filmmaking.

What could have been an impossibly bleak viewing is actually made more unnerving through DeFriest's droll humor and acceptance of his fate — rather than being Zen-like, he's prickly and dark, with such dazzlingly high native intelligence that you mourn for potential needlessly wasted.

[A] fascinating film.

It’s a bizarre story not entirely clear in the telling — partly because we can’t be entirely sure when the subject is telling the truth — but absorbing nonetheless.

The rare documentary that gets more and more interesting as it goes along, even ending with an update on this still-unfolding story that just took place.

The indomitable personality and talents of the serial prison escapee Mark DeFriest outshine the weaknesses of this documentary that bears his name.