It seemed like a promising idea to make a documentary film of the breakout best seller Freakonomics. Furthermore, a team of the best documentary filmmakers around were brought together to translate the film to the screen: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp), Alex Gibney (Taxi To The Darkside), Seth Gordon (King of Kong), Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight), Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me). However, the execution of the idea did not match the potential. It was disjointed and didn't flow smoothly-perhaps too many talking heads throughout the film. Focusing on one subject for a full-length feature might have been a better idea. The best episode was "Pure Corruption" which looked at cheating in sumo wrestling. Gibney found a way to make it compelling by inter cutting footage from around Tokyo with some talking head interviews with various authorities and former sumo wrestlers.
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