The Wizard of Lies
The story of the criminal film speaks of the famous billionaire Bernie Madoff, the owner of the most famous financial monument in American history, where he managed to embezzle about 65 billion dollars. And Madoff is the former president of the stock exchange, 'Nasdaq' used the system 'Ponzi trick' for fraud and fraud for many businessmen and investors for many years is the most successful people in history who could use the trick.
29 December 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 November 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 February 1971, Oakland, California, USA
6 February 1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA
10 June 1922, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
12 April 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
5 May 1959, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
6 June 1990
22 October 1956, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
21 June 1976, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
May 23, 2017
Dark and dramatic biopic profiles Madoff and his crimes.May 23, 2017
Welcome back, Barry Levinson.May 22, 2017
Overall, this well-shot, well-cast and well-written adaptation is as captivating as it is frustrating.May 24, 2017
Ultimately, however, the movie disappoints...Even with the heartbreak, the Madoffs don't quite make for sympathetic characters. Their riches, privilege, and apparent obliviousness to Bernie's epic deceit prove too much to get past.May 19, 2017
As Ruth, Pfeiffer convincingly portrays a pampered woman left with utterly nothing - she's lost her homes, status and, most important, her relationship with her sons.May 24, 2017
"Lies" certainly isn't a cinematic shoulder rub, with director Barry Levinson attempting to understand the psychological and technical details of the scheme.May 19, 2017
At the end, there is a payoff of sorts for the viewer.May 22, 2017
What Wizard of Lies lacks in terms of a broader historical span is compensated for by telling Madoff's tale as a classical tragedy about hubris and human cost - only in this case we watch as the villain's wife and children take the brunt of the toll.May 24, 2017
A fine but otherwise plain domestic tragedy about a crime family that never knew it was a crime family until it was too late.May 22, 2017
[The Wizard of Lies] achieves its greatest power as a character study.May 19, 2017
Levinson does a solid job for the most part.May 24, 2017
The Wizard of Lies is a movie with a terrible name and some mediocre aspects. But great central performances from two icons of the silver screen make it necessary watching.