Hello friends. There is much buzz over the A24 documentary “You Can See Everything,” a look into the last days of freedom for Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, the much reviled woman whose company had supposedly created a machine that would revolutionize blood testing.
It is believed that Holmes defrauded and misled investors. She was convicted of fraud and sentenced to eleven years in prison.
Nathan Fielder, who, along with documentarian Lance Oppenheim, were chosen to codirect the project to document the lives of Holmes and her partner, San Diego hotel heir Billy Evans.
Evans comes across as shady manipulative control freak who at one point asked the documentarians for a cut of any profits the film might make.
In regard to Holmes, what I ended up seeing was a compelling look at an ultra charming woman who may or may not have been a complete fraud.
All in all, this is a fascinating film that didn’t feel three hours long. Holmes comes across as again, charming, naive (she can’t figure out the Abbott and Costello skit “Who’s on First,” when it is shown to her), and perhaps neurodivergent. I still haven’t figured out how I feel about her, it might take a rewatch or two.