2016 | USA | NR | 115 min.
When an acclaimed filmmaker like Joe Berlinger
(“Paradise Lost” trilogy) decides to profile Tony
Robbins, the famous late night infomercial selfhelp
guru, you may well expect a gloves-off,
searing exposé. But what if the “guru” is actually
a good guy with an insatiable hunger to end
suffering, who truly helps the people who seek
him out? What if he never wanted to be anyone’s
guru? What if Robbins is exactly what we
need today? Without irony, free of an arrogant
lens, this glimpse behind the wizard’s curtain
at Robbins’ biggest annual event captures his
startlingly effective techniques for shaking
people out of their comfort zones. Replete
with powerful moments that reveal the true agony
people go through on their way to a happy
life, the raw emotion and delirious intensity on
display in this great film make it an undeniable
marvel to behold. Cynics and miserable cranks:
avoid this movie! In Person: Director Joe Berlinger;
Subject Tony Robbins (Fri).