The documentary mostly focuses on the alleged abuse that occurs in Scientology and the stories of ex-members experiences, as well as focusing on the leader Miscavige but not really on what the church believes. The documentary is well produced and worth watching but not exceptional.

It was fun to watch but the bottom line; this is just an extended documentary, so not really a "film".

Aimless and wandering around trying to make a point that this is a cult not a religion. I would have rather seen the final edits of the recreations and interviews with the people who were there and the cult's reprisals.

A very good natural/take on the scientology and its problems. A must see particularly for the believers.

Terribly edited. Directionless. Not at all planned out. The hiring of actors is pointless and Marty Rathbun is clearly very mentally ill (and has apparently reconnected with Scientology) and Louis Theroux spends the entirety of the movie oddly taunting him. There are better, more informative documentaries about this cult and you should seek them out and skip this one. I have no idea why this is so highly rated here...it's a terrible documentary.

I liked that Louis Theroux looks exactly like me, which really made this feel like MY Scientology movie. I once visited a Scientology church in California and got an "audit" as a lark. I later came to find out the woman who gave me the audit was Leah Remini's mother. I disagree with the critics' consensus My Scientology Movie doesn't go into enough depth. I think Theroux did a decent job given the level of access at hand. What I think is missing is the "so what?" factor. Yes, Scientology is bonkers, and it seems to have taken hold of many Hollywood elites. But why should the Average Joe, who is just trying to raise his children and make ends meet, care what a bunch of Hollywood cranks are up to?

A somewhat underwhelming movie on a very interesting subject. I thought the tone was a bit strange. It never really hit home. I did find some of the interactions between the people spying and the filmmakers was interesting though

Uno de loa documentales mas raros que he visto, a medias confuao y fascinante, mi única pega es que aun no sé cual es su finalidad... quizás ese sea el punto.

Revealing. Disturbing. Very good

Nonsense. If you don't know what scientology is, you're not going to learn from this movie. It doesn't explore the subject, doesn't criticize, reaches no conclusion. I'm suprised that it actually got distributed.

STRENGTHS: Pretty funny, and I found myself very interested at the casting scenes. The Film starts with Louis saying he wants to find a bright side the, which is an optimistic outlook to say the least. WEAKNESSES: Sadly, Louis goes no where with this opening statement. This Documentary is going for entertainment over information.Well tread ground in which Louis sprinkles comedy on.

This is a dreadfully dull documentary, why on earth Theroux thought this was worthy of being made into a feature film I have no idea, it would have been stretched as a normal 1 hour episode. All the way through Theroux seems far more intrigued and interested by Scientology than anyone else involved and indeed us the viewer. All churches/religions are a bit weird, playing creepy music while they stand their filming you, filming them doesn't give anything you say any greater gravitas. A real, real dud.

I am a fan of Louis Theroux's BBC documentaries and have watched many of them. My Scientology Movie is an interesting insight into the controversial religion. I wish Louis Theroux had gotten access to The Church of Scientology and I wished he had interviewed a current Scientologist to see what they're getting out of it but as he was getting followed by members it does show how crazy the religion really is.

Interesting and disturbing at the same time

I like the documentaries of Louis Theroux, but "My Scientology Movie" adds nothing to all the other good stuff that already exists, like "Going Clear"(Excellent) and the 온라인카지노추천-series by Leah Remini (paints a good picture of Scientology and how they operate). This movie adds nothing to the existing understanding - If anything it only shows that Louis Theroux never managed to get decent access!

Very strange movie. Had some interesting exchanges Marty Rathbun was obviously still traumatized and didn't appear stable enough to have participated in a project like this. After seeing this, I'm no longer really surprised at his apparent return to the ranks of Scientology. Not great, but worth a watch.

Louis Theroux is a good man, if you listen to & watch his podcasts with Joe Rogan as a guest he never holds back. He didn't hold back in this movie/documentary but the direction Louis took was a messy one with the hired actors re-enacting supposed scenarios. That was a risk and one which took part in breaking this documentary's goal and letting it fall apart. Yes, I expect a relatively decent viewing but didn't imagine it would end up like this. Indeed, I was surprised this "movie" was rated and regarded higher than it should be. Louis is a gentleman in reality.

Very funny! Those who say there are no new angles in this doc were watxhing something else. The way Louis pushes back at the followers and watchers and the filmers, with what i can only describe as perfect aggressive passivity, is so satisfying and yet still scary. The fact that he has, through Marty, shown us the way Scientologist train to bully means that we can see their techniques at work as they claim ownership of publicity roads and try to intimidate people on the street and in airports.

Gotta love a bit of Louis!

Not one of Louis' better documentaries but he sets the bar so high. Still made for entertaining viewing and he used an interesting construct to draw the scientologists into revealing their inner madness even if they seemed to want to avoid Louis at every turn, knowing full well his ability to expose people for the nutters they are. Enjoyed it but he's done far better.