February 2, 2007, Seattle Times, What other critics are saying,

February 2, 2007, Seattle Times, What other critics are saying,

"Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple"

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: In the nearly 30 years since 909 people died in what's been called "the largest mass suicide/murder in history," the question of why so many otherwise seemingly rational human beings could be persuaded to drink cyanide-laced Kool-Aid in the jungles of Guyana has been one of the most haunting of our time. This riveting documentary comes as close as we are going to get to answering that question. Directed by the veteran Stanley Nelson ("The Murder of Emmett Till"), this calm and thorough film has just the right attitude and tone to deal with a most incendiary story.