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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary Goldstein[An] enjoyable, relatable documentary.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThere’s no revelatory takeaway here, but this entertaining mix of anecdotal evidence, academic research and current affairs is a diverting survey.
- 70Village VoiceVillage Voice(Dis)Honesty, a documentary by Yael Melamede about why we lie, shows the extent to which we fib (almost everybody does, it turns out, across nations and gender and social class). Perhaps most interestingly, (Dis)Honesty shows us how we rationalize that mendacity.
- 63Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneYael Melamede doesn't dwell on each of her subjects' stories beyond the condensed version that's related on screen.
- 60The DissolveChris KlimekThe DissolveChris KlimekAriely’s inquiries into how and why we stretch, reframe, or ignore entirely the truth are certainly eye-opening, but he and Melamede are better at demonstrating the ubiquity of subterfuge than prescribing remedies for it.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenBecause the film doesn’t begin to explore the wider implications of that loss of trust, its findings don’t add up to more than a sardonic gloss on a provocative subject.