You Can See Everything Review: A Top Notch Documentary!
Nathan Fielder is truly one of the most intriguing figures in Hollywood. Creating and starring in a comedy show called Nathan for You on Comedy Central, Nathan Fielder developed his own character on screen that made audiences cringe between his awkward interactions with people, hilarious one-liners, and insane scenarios he created to help business owners build their presences in their communities. He also went as far as to help people rehearse for difficult conversations they were to encounter in the comedy The Rehearsal.
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In the most major “commit to the bit” moment we’ve seen in recent memory Fielder over the course of two years obtained a commercial pilot’s license in order to uncover whether his theory of plane crashes being attributed to poor pilots communication in the cockpit was true. When it seemed like the world of Nathan Fielder couldn’t get more unhinged, Fielder and director Lance Oppenheim decided to follow Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of health and technology company Theranos, one of the most prominent business criminals of the 21st, convicted of fraud in connection with her blooding test machines. What results is one of the craziest documentaries the film world has ever witnessed and a masterclass of documentary filmmaking by Oppenheim and Fielder.
Lance Oppenheim and Fielder use a style of documentation that allows “You Can See Everything” to unfold in its own way without an obvious agenda they are trying to stick with. Fielder and Oppenheim certainly both know that Holmes is guilty of fraud and that Therano’s machines never actually worked but the way they formulate the documentary is not to play “gotcha.” They ask Holmes about the company and whether she believes what she is being convicted of but they know that can only go so far with someone who will never admit guilt.
When they are not speaking directly with Holmes or her boyfriend Billy Evans, they are simply putting the camera in front of them, allowing their own story to unfold organically with how they speak with one another and go about their lives as they try to create a second business together. Where modern Netflix documentaries today seek to share a story with Wikipedia type information and guided interviews with subjects, You Can See Everything understands that the most chaotic and larger than life stories happen in the midst of daily life. In other words, sometimes you can’t make this stuff up.
You Can See Everything allows Nathan Fielder to be both behind the camera and in front of it, displaying an onscreen duo in himself and Holmes that is both hilarious and skin crawling to watch. Fielder plays into his iconic “character” while also finding a balance of deceiving the audience as to when he is acting as “Nathan” or putting his real persona out there. It fits well in the grand scope of the documentary as the audience is constantly questioning if Holmes is deceiving Fielder or if she truly believes in her own delusions.
In classic Nathan for You style the audience is also provided with a “story” Fielder is creating as it relates to his relationship with Holmes. It has the audience question whether Fielder is also being charmed by her the way all of the powerful men in her life were taken with her charisma and confidence. It would make sense that this is Fielder playing into his own character he has created and giving his audience a comical “bit” to witness. However, there is always a small sense of doubt that maybe Fielder is falling into her trap a little as well.
The film allows the story of Elizabeth Holmes to unfold in real time, displaying whether she is a master manipulator or possibly a victim of more “powerful” people in her life. Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was Elizabeth’s COO at Theranos, having met him when she was 18 and he was 37. It has always been a question whether he had more involvement in the fraud than Elizabeth herself and the type of influence he may have had on her. However, Elizabeth shows in this documentary that she may be playing into victimhood in order to “survive” her toxic relationships or undermine the men in her life in order to get what she wants.
You Can See Everything does a fantastic job of creating more questions than it can answer as it relates to Holmes. However, at its core it understands that Holmes is a manipulator, a fraud, and a con-artist, which should never be forgotten regardless of the villainous actions that the people in her life may exhibit. Her boyfriend Billy Evans becomes a core subject in the documentary, as Fielder and Oppenheim uncover bombshell type information that will stun audiences to their core. You Can See Everything is an outstanding example of documentary filmmaking that truly highlights one of the most mind bending stories in decades.
‘You Can See Everything’ Rating – 5/5
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