Enemies of the State

The result is an extraordinary, unsettling documentary that's just as much about DeHart's devoted parents-former Army linguists who became convinced of their son's persecution by the FBI-as it is about a young hacker and information activist...

An exquisitely thorny investigation for these times, when transparency is most needed, obfuscation reigns, and our ability to process today's reality is more fraught than ever.

What's true and what's not about the case of Matt DeHart gets hazier with each subsequent revelation in this too-often cluttered film.

Enemies of the State is not just dull, but it's a platform for fabricated stories that obstruct and allude from the big picture.

The questions it raises are fascinating.

Serves less as a work of investigative journalism than as a fascinating object lesson in how easy it can be to mislead without ever actually lying.

The endeavor to craft a balanced account is inconsistently displayed, and despite the handsome filmmaking, leaves one empty.

It provides more questions than answers, but this documentary spins a fascinating true-life yarn about injustice, paranoia, dark secrets, and conspiracy theories.

People who don't mind open-ended conclusions to a movie will probably like this documentary more than people who expect mysteries to be solved by the end of the film. The movie keeps viewers guessing on who's really telling the truth.

For those who have difficulty holding two or more contradictory ideas at the same time-how one thing can be true but not another-your head is about to explode watching the labyrinthine Enemies of the State.