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The premise for this slightly rambling and confusing documentary is to follow Johnathan on his come-back tour after a forced absence brought on by an apparent diagnosis of terminal illness.
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- Benjamin Berman
Aug 16, 2019 · Read Matt Goldberg's The Amazing Johnathan Documentary review; Ben Berman's movie centers on the comedian and magician The Amazing Johnathan.
Aug 15, 2019 · But just before the dying illusionist-comedian John Szeles inhales in “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” the director, Ben Berman, freezes the image, drains it of color and then uses audio ...
- Wesley Morris
- Benjamin Berman
Aug 15, 2019 · In person, the 60-year-old comic magician is soft-spoken, subdued and even more frail than he appears in The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, which premieres in theaters and on Hulu this Friday.
- Matt Wilstein
- Senior Editor
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 41 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " The Amazing Johnathan Documentary sets out to survey a magician's final tour -- and ends up pulling off some wildly ambitious tricks of its own." [1]
Aug 16, 2019 · Now 60, suffering from a terminal heart condition, and dependent on meth, he’s prime fodder for a familiar sort of documentary: the portrait of a beloved-if-troubled entertainer in twilight,...
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Nov 21, 2019 · Throughout this highly unusual documentary, in which the obstacles Berman encounters become integral aspects of the film, truth and illusion become hopelessly blurred, leading him to extreme lengths and surreal encounters.
