You Can See Everything Review: Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Film Gets 5 Stars

Last week it was a John Wilson documentary at a film festival. This week I went to a real theater, the Scotiabank in Montreal, for You Can See Everything, the new Nathan Fielder film.

I’ve been telling anyone who’d listen about Nathan Fielder since the first episode of Nathan for You, so I wasn’t walking in neutral. I walked in with high hopes and a three-hour runtime, and I walked out with a perfect score.

Five out of five. Here’s why, without spoiling the parts that deserve to be seen cold.

You Can See Everything at a Glance

Details via Tom’s Guide and The Ringer.

What You Can See Everything Is About

If you don’t know the story, Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, a company that claimed it could run a wide range of medical tests from a single drop of blood. It didn’t work. She was convicted of fraud and sent to prison.

This film follows her in the stretch before she goes in. Nathan is there with her, her two children, and her husband Billy, who becomes quite a character as the movie goes on.

It’s also a different kind of documentary. It spends real time on what a documentary is, what gets shown, and whose bias shapes what we see. There’s even a nod to the dramatized version of her story, the series where Amanda Seyfried played Holmes.

Nathan Fielder Never Breaks Kayfabe

As a wrestling guy, this is how I explain Nathan. He never breaks kayfabe. From Nathan for You to The Curse to The Rehearsal, he’s always on, and it’s so subtle that you can’t tell how much of the Nathan character is Nathan.

Now put him opposite Elizabeth Holmes, who is also a master of not quite telling the truth. You’ve got two people who are very good at controlling a narrative, in the same room, with cameras rolling.

That’s the hook. By the end, you’re asking questions you can’t answer. How authentic was she being? How much was the movie nudging us to her side? How much was Billy steering things? Did she know? You’ll debate it for days, and I love that.

Why Three Hours Feels Like Ninety Minutes

I’ll admit I was nervous about the length. Three hours in a theater is a commitment, and the Scotiabank, under renovation and looking rough these days, didn’t help.

But the story moves fast. Real laughs and real moments of thought make the time disappear. It is one of the best things I’ve seen in a very long time.

It also feels like a natural next step for Nathan. If you follow the arc through Nathan for You, the Finding Frances finale, and The Rehearsal, the themes keep building: what’s real, what’s staged, and who is manipulating whom.

The Oscar Talk and Where the Film Sits

There’s buzz about this film at awards time. Documentaries almost never win Best Picture, but Best Documentary looks like a safe bet to me.

Not everyone is as head over heels as I am. Tom’s Guide gave it 3.5 out of 5 and called the first half stronger than the second, while The Ringer called it absorbing and entertaining. I’m on the high end, and I’m fine with that.

Final Verdict: 5 Out of 5

Five out of five. Two thumbs up. Perfect. I’d put it on my all-time top ten, and I’d have to see it a few more times to know where it lands next to my Coen brothers’ favorites.

I’m planning to buy it the moment it hits disc, listen to every commentary and watch every special feature. I’d also happily buy copies for everyone I know.

If you’ve been following my History of Concrete review, you know I’m a sucker for this kind of filmmaking. Johnny, meanwhile, covers the big studio side with his Street Fighter 2026 review and Resident Evil review.

The Reality: You Can See Everything is the rare film where the debate afterward is half the experience. If you only see one documentary this year, make it this one, and see it with someone you can argue with.

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