‘Musk’ Documentary Portrays Tesla Billionaire As An ‘Unabashed Megalomaniac,’ First Reviews Say

‘Musk’ Documentary Portrays Tesla Billionaire As An ‘Unabashed Megalomaniac,’ First Reviews Say

A sprawling, four-hour documentary on the world’s wealthiest person, Elon Musk earned positive reviews from critics.

‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney Captures Megalomania’s Darkest Truths In Despairing 4-Hour Elon Musk Doc

In 1965, writer Gay Talese was tasked with profiling Frank Sinatra for Esquire. Sinatra refused the interview, as expected. Talese kept working on the piece, which was less expected. For three months, he followed the singer and interviewed anyone willing to speak. In a letter to his editor, the journalist noted how the article might not be what they “hoped for” but might get closer to “the truth about the man.” Sixty years on, the resulting piec…

What we learned from 'lacerating' four-hour Musk documentary

Gibney in his nearly four-hour work traces South Africa-born Musk's career and life from a Silicon Valley dot.com entrepreneur in the early 2000s to becoming the world's first trillionaire. Film bible Variety called it "a lacerating portrait', while Deadline said the "damning" movie had "thrashed" Musk as "petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel." Here are some of the key points from the vast film: Not a romantic Musk's first wife Justine pr…