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This isn't a documentary


I don't know exactly what it is, but to say it's a documentary and have the criminal as the first person narrator is like making a rape documentary and having the rapist tell its side of the story, and to finish it off with "she was wearing slutty clothes so she wanted to me to rape her".

I feel sorry for the missing child, which, lets face it; probably dead. I feel sorry for the mother, daughter and the rest of the family to have such a thing happen to them, and I'm not specifically talking about them falling for his lies, but having wanted him back so much, was willing to welcome just about anything that walked into their lives, assuming it to be him.

The sister talks about being surprised to see Coka-Cola in Spain/Europe and it shows that they are clueless of the world, living in the bubble that America has created for them, they have no idea that people do such messed up, twisted things. Their type of evil is serial killers and gangsters.

The fact that this "documentary" has a 'Rotten Tomatoes' rating of "96%" while say for example "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is 65% with so much critical analysis of the movie, down to it's choice of frames per second, when it's a fun fantasy movie.. While this movie earns rewards is a JOKE to the industry. They're like snobs who play this game and have completely lost it, who now just eat on each other. Truth is, this is like 'Catch Me If You Can', but without an elegant story, oh and without Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg directing (before anyone thinks it's level of film).

Oh I get it, it's just about the imposter, so we shouldn't get involved in where this kid can possibly be, where this step-dad, Jason was when the kid went missing. Why the FBI was so stupid to not personally visit Jason at the rehab without questioning him.

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This isn't a documentary about a missing kid (Nicholas). It actually has little to say about that.

It's about a con man imposter who was able to fool a family into thinking he was their long lost son. It didn't try to address the issue of what happened to Nicholas,; that would be the subject for a documentary with a completely different focus. There is a small bit at the end casting suspicion on the family but only because of the imposter's last minute allegations.

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LOL very true. The imposter was a maniac

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