I was stuck without a date tonight, so I watched this. Having already seen most of the background material, the first half was a tad boring and predictable.
However, there were a few scenes that I found insightful.
We spend a lot of time discussing the con-man v. lunatic paradigm of Alex Jones. The scene in the hotel, in which Jones is convinced "they" are out to get him, and goes on to do a radio interview anyway, really takes that debate to a whole new level.
At first blush, it looked like Jones was clearly a media pariah, a con-man/attention whore/call it what you will. It takes a desperate dog to ignore a fire alarm to do an interview.
But a few moments later, Jones is still ranting on about the evil plots against him. If he doesn't genuinely believe his delusion, he is the greatest method actor of our generation, and is wasting his considerable talent. I think he does believe, and at the same time, is a theatrical media whore. But there is some serious paranoia in him, and that scene really shows it.
I also like that the film included a scene in which a 9-11 truther meets two men who worked in the pentagon on 9-11, and another scene in which a passer-by mentions that "this bull**** [9-11 truth] has already been debunked". Naturally the CT is unswayed, but the viewer is given some much-needed context after an extremely sympathetic introduction to these characters.
In the end, this film is clearly more interested in the specific personalities involved, rather than any specific theories, or debunking those theories. It plays like a bio of Alex Jones, and although highly sympathetic, it also shows some less than flattering moments for "our hero".
Has anyone else seen it? I'd love to discuss in greater detail.