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Seyfried Faces Backlash Over Role in Holmes Documentary
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In Short: Amanda Seyfried faced harsh criticism from viewers for her behavior in 'You Can See Everything,' a documentary that followed Elizabeth Holmes in the last 34 days before she began serving her 11-year prison sentence.
The film, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and earned rave reviews.
Seyfried appeared alongside Fielder in the documentary, which explored Holmes' personal life and relationship with Billy Evans.
Critics accused Seyfried of 'women protecting women' posturing and engaging in female emotional manipulation.
One user commented, 'Amanda Seyfried defending Holmes as a victim of male manipulation until Holmes accused her of participating in a sensationalized version of the Theranos scandal and then flipping out about how it is just TV was a truly gross.'
The documentary, which broke box office records with a $15 million debut, follows Holmes and her family in a leased beach home in Del Mar, California.
Fielder and Oppenheim met with Holmes and A24 after hearing she had reached out to film companies.
Holmes, who was sentenced to Federal Prison Camp Bryan on May 30, 2023, maintained her innocence throughout the film.
The documentary's experimental approach, including a clip of 'Who's on First,' has drawn mixed reactions.
According to A24, roughly 70% of viewers were younger than 35 and the film had nearly perfect reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film's success has been attributed to its viral marketing campaign and glowing reviews from critics.
What this adds
The documentary explores Holmes' life in the weeks before she reported to prison, offering a rare look into her private life.
The film's success has been noted for its ability to put viewers in the position of evaluating Holmes' actions.
Holmes' story has been told in various formats, including books, podcasts, TV shows, and other documentaries.
The film's critical reception and box office success highlight the enduring public interest in Holmes' controversial story.
Background
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary, "You Can See Everything," explores the mind of Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted fraudster and former Theranos CEO.
What's confirmed
- First came the laptop harness from “The Rehearsal.” Now it’s a pair of $8 headphones from “ You Can See Everything.” Once again, Nathan Fielder has become an unlikely source of affordable Halloween costume inspiration, this time courtesy of his buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary.
What's still developing
- "Lots of 'women protecting women' posturing from her until she gets accused of perhaps also causing Elizabeth some degree of pain, after which she immediately deflects and starts engaging in female emotional manipulation by accusing Nathan of covering up for Elizabeth based on her 'intuition,'" another user said.
- For instance, when Holmes tells Fielder she never lies — never has lied in her life — he is skeptical, but he responds by asking her about things like white lies.
- The other 90 minutes are far more experimental, as the story picks up two years later without Holmes available to film.
- The film goes so far down this rabbit hole that Fielder shows her a clip of “ who’s on first. ” Elizabeth pretends to not understand the classic bit.
- During her trial, before the cameras arrived, Elizabeth was living in an estate listed at $125 million.
- According to A24, roughly 70% of viewers were younger than 35 and turnout was almost evenly split by gender; reviewers have embraced it as well, reflected in a near-perfect 99% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- The new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans takes a series of twists that have to be seen to be believed Elizabeth Holmes is offering a rare look inside her private life in a new documentary that takes a series of increasingly bizarre and unexpected turns.
- According to A24, the project begins when Elizabeth invites a film crew to document her life 34 days before she is sent to prison.
- The nearly three-hour film follows disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes during the final 34 days before she began serving her prison sentence in 2023.
- You Can See Everything, which was produced in secret over three years, follows Holmes in the weeks before she started her 11-year prison sentence in 2023 for defrauding investors with her medical tech company.
- In 2019 a Guardian article succinctly captured a few other reasons behind the public's apparently endless interest in her, calling Holmes's story "a true crime saga with a dash of Fyre Fest-schadenfreude and the added bonus of an icy blonde with a mysteriously deep voice".
- Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for You Can See Everything In 2014 Holmes was heralded as a self-made billionaire and founder of Theranos, a health technology company that claimed to have an invented a device that could diagnose illnesses with a single pinprick of blood.