The Breakdown

  • Alex Gibney's archive of public statements and interviews is exhaustive.
  • Practical effects via AI avatar for Musk's words lands effectively.
  • 235-minute runtime includes intermission; tests viewer stamina.
  • Frames Musk's right-wing influence as existential democracy threat.
  • Personal life details (breeding, drugs, exes) dominate over systemic analysis.

Side Effects

ancestors filing restraining orders against the runtime, mild ideology bloat

Watch Instead

Skip it. Watch 'The Social Dilemma' instead — broader tech critique without the personal hit job.