Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

I have awarded 7 stars for sheer entertainment value. Despite some questions surrounding the authenticity of this documentary's sources the bottom line for me is that this movie hooked me from the start and held my interest from beginning to end. It's a disturbing look at the life of a rich man with questionable morals acting like he's king of his adopted foreign country.

Be warned, there are some disturbing scenes and topics discussed such as rape, and graphic descriptions of torture and murder. But if you can handle that I recommend this movie, I found it engrossing.

I'm a bit hesitant when documentary filmmakers include themselves in the film their making. But in this case filmmaker Nanette Burstein straddles that line nicely, particularly when the subject of her film won't talk to her! But McAfee does..... via email. And near the end of the film when she is able to "corner" her subject, the result is interestingly captured all on camera. Her persistence in tracking down witnesses, friends and associates is admirable and the results speak for themselves. Is John McAfee crazy? a brilliant media provocateur? A computer genius? All three? I won't spoil anything, but let me just say that the interviews with the "girlfriends" was probably one of the most shocking and disgusting things I have ever heard in my life. Let's leave it at that. In conclusion, the documentary held my interest and was well-produced.

5/12/18. A good documentary about John McAfee, the namesake of the very popular antivirus software. Behind the scenes he was totally something else, spending his fortune on who knows what on the island of Belize. Through a series of interviews with those who were involved with him during his time in Belize he sure was involved with some sleazy people and strange behavior. In the end, he gets away with it all. Why? He's McAfee.

A documentary about John McAfee, the antivirus software creator, not really the thing I thought I would enjoy watching. But I did, as the documentary is very well made. Not only is it well made but the story itself is just extraordinary. The amount of people telling the vile stuff they did on camera just shows how stupid people can be in front of a camera just because they like the attention. John McAfee belongs in prison, without a doubt, but he has money and with money you get away with anything, especially in the USA. From the most famous antivirus creator of that time to an absolute paranoid schyzophrenic, you just have to see it to believe it. The least you can say is that John McAfee had a busy life. He surrounded himself with all kind of lowlifes and wannabe gangsters, just because he could buy anything with his money and because he's a big coward. Too much drugs made him completely paranoid, almost laughable how pathetic is life was and still is. The sexual act itself was not possible anymore, certainly because of his drug abuse, so he just hired pretty ugly (no pun intended) girls to poop in his mouth. How more of a loser can you be? Well done documentary that teaches another lesson that we money you can get away with anything.

I feel like I missed a huge part of 2010-2012 since it's 2019 and I'm just now learning about this guy. I had heard of him before and some of the craziness surrounding him, but when you only hear bits and pieces, you don't really think about it. Good job on Nannette's part for delving into this, but I definitely feared for her. Great documentary that definitely hits home on the inequalities that exist in this world for the rich.