Alex's War

Bad documentary. It is NOT "fair" or "balanced," because it serves ONLY to defend Alex. It doesn't investigate, just amplifies Jones's own (dubious) account of things that supposedly happened in his life. Doesn't push back on anything Alex says, which is a big mistake considering Alex's record as a massive liar.

Moments in the film, especially one or two "behind the scenes" moments involving Info Wars staff discussing "news" during a commercial break, appear to have been staged, as there is overwhelming evidence to suggest that Alex just makes up most of the "news" he "reports" on his show.

The editing is amateurish, especially the use of music. The music cuts are all maudlin and manipulative (and often distracting), designed to give grandeur to what is actually a farce.

The timing of the film's release is suspicious, too, seemingly intended to sway public opinion during Alex's Sandy Hook court case.

Skip this trash, watch an actual documentary about an actual human being instead.

I don't know too much about Jones so I decided to watch this film since he is in the news. You don't really get a lot out of this movie. I think it is meant to be a greatest hits kind of story but it doesn't work for me. We just jump from semi-connected event to semi-connected event.

Also I don't get a sense of the world of Jones, like does he have any friends or fellow conspiracy people? The film seems to be him, a cameraman, and his sidekick owen. I feel like there should be more people in this movie.

Also the music is way over the top and too on the nose for basically every scene.

It feels like the filmmaker didn't feel like doing too much legwork and just went with the easy blocks from Jones' Wikipedia page.

I skimmed the Wikipedia page for the man for about five minutes after the film and feel like I got more out of it than I did from this film.

Alex Jones. You may like him or you may hate him, but you can't deny that he's influenced, for better or for worse, millions of people over the years. Do you wish to see him when he's NOT on air? Do you wish to see what REALLY happened on January 6? If so, then this is the movie you need to see.

Alex's War is not the first documentary about InfoWars, but it is the first documentary to do what every documentary should do: simply interview Alex and several of his friends, and trust the audience to make their own opinions about them.

The documentary is built on two storylines that frequently overlap each other: Alex's life, and his activities during the winter of 2020-21. For two hours, it slowly builds up the intrigue, telling us of Alex's connections and his ability to uncannily predict world events like the Oklahoma City bombings, 9/11, and the Covid plandemic. Finally, we get to an intense climax as the film covers Sandy Hook, and, near the very end, January 6.

Whatever your opinions of Sandy Hook are, this film will at least cause you to ask questions and give you information from both sides. The film also shows exclusive footage of January 6, and Alex's real actions on that strange day.

Alex's War does have a few flaws in its production value. Ten or so minutes of the film could've been cut out, and some InfoWars/Alex Jones Show logos are shown too many times.

Regardless, I am proud to announce that Alex's War is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. That the filmmakers were able to make such an intriguing movie about a person they don't even agree with is amazing to me. If you love Alex Jones, this film will show that he's as fallible as you and me. If you hate Alex Jones, it'll show that he's as human as you and me. And if you're like me, and can't quite make up your mind about him yet, then this is the documentary for you.

CONTENT WARNING: about 20 f-words spoken.

Encapsulating this guy into one movie is a huge feat, this film accomplished it. It meanders a bit in the middle and probably could have been 20 minutes shorter or 20 minutes longer, but it never left me bored or feeling left in the dark. The story is among the most American tales ever told- a man builds a media empire himself based on patriotism and often unhinged devotion to questioning and conspiracy. His evolution takes a toll and he clearly has physically and mentally been through a journey. I enthusiastically recommend it.

It's a long winded, repetitive, in the end just very boring hagiography. It's only Jones talking about Jones, explaining his rants in a soft spoken voice to make him appear more thoughtful. But he is left to just self-stylize his persona, there are no moments where anything of the real human Alex Jones would shine through. Moreover some of hit outright lies throughout the film are just left without any contextualization to a degree which makes the whole piece seem like everything else thank neutral, actually taking sides with Jones. The whole movie -- how it's cut down to the usage of music etc. -- is set to glorify Jones as some kind of knight savior type. This movie might really only satisfy the most self-deceiving hardcore fans of Jones.