Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A woman walks into a New York gallery with a cache of unknown masterworks. Thus begins a story of art world greed, willfulness and a high-stakes con.
Made You Look is a compelling documentary about one of the largest art frauds in American history, centered on the Knoedler Gallery scandal. The story itself is genuinely gripping — layers of deception, greed, and willful blindness among the art world elite make for a 4-worthy narrative arc. The talking-head interview format is standard documentary fare, keeping cinematography squarely below average. The 'real people' subjects perform unevenly under interview conditions, with some clearly uncomfortable on camera. Novelty is above average given the rich subject matter and the art world milieu, but the filmmaking approach is fairly conventional for the true-crime documentary genre. The ending lands satisfactorily, revealing the aftermath of the scandal without feeling rushed or unresolved.