True believers will be thrilled that someone even made a movie about their hero; everyone else will find better-produced material on cable access.
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12/03/04
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of A Sorcerer
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Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 0 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 3.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: A best selling author for 30 years, Carlos Castaneda inspired millions to break free from social dogma, fueling controversy over his work’s authenticity and assertions of perceiving non-ordinary reality. Genius, guru, cult leader or fraud? No one really knows. Over three years in the... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Carlos Castaneda
Director: Ralph Torjan
Reviews
1 - 12 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Unless you are already a fan of Castaneda, the film is likely to leave you feeling as though you've just watched a very long, lost episode of that old TV series In Search of ...
10/28/04
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Even ignoring the low-grade aesthetics, the documentary feels like you've stepped into a geek-nerd convention where all but hardcore initiates will be either bored or amused by the proceedings.
10/28/04
Not only doesn't provide any real information, it barely manages to convey why we should care.
07/07/04
Top Critic
The trippy omnipresent bluescreen opticals and the incessant electronic score are both distracting and headache inducing.
06/04/04
It will leave true believers deeply disillusioned and everybody else apathetic.
06/04/04
Was Carlos Castaneda a great spiritual leader or a cynical con man? A digital video documentary struggles with that question but ultimately declines to answer it.
06/02/04
Top Critic
tiresome before the opening credits even roll... with the air of a cable access show
06/02/04
An unfocused film that fails, at least for this uninitiated viewer, to open a door into any kind of reality, ordinary or otherwise.
03/15/04
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