People are voting emotionally.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Blistering performances.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This film is such a respectable piece of work - It's been about 5 years since last I saw this film, and I was delighted to discover it offered available for unlimited views via my streaming service subscription, so I decided to revisit it and see if it holds up as well as it first did upon initial release - it does not disappoint.Oklahoma City is NOT a simple or linear event to make sense of, it defies even the concept of 'narrative', True, False, Fictititious or None of The Above.There are multiple layers upon layers of cover-stories, disinformation, official denial and flat out lies, to unpack and reconcile it all would take a lifetime (which of course is the point) - the only possible answer to such a challege is "Don't Even Try.""Just present all the evidence and information that checks out and has been verified - and embrace The Contradiction.The sheer volume and density of revelatory information, evidence, quotes, witness testimonials is just VAST - and it comes at such rapidfire pace, you will notice something, some fact, that sticks in your consciousness and gains traction on every viewing that you never even recognised the true significance of before - and then the film will tell you where that information came from, who said it, and in what book it appears in to allow you to go and verify that it is indeed the case.Example, case in-point : The place where McVeigh was living for the week prior to the bombing, with the Big Yellow Ryder Truck parked outside for everyone to see (in order to get noticed) was a motel in Kansas.What I had not appreciated prior to now was that1) The Motel was JUST OUTSIDE THE GATES of an Army Fort in Kansas.2) The name of the motel was "Dreamland", the same name given to Groom Lake Test Flight Range in Arizona, aka "Area-51"That, to me, tells me that The US Army owned and operated that motel, which was why McVeigh was there, trying to get noticed all week.NB. The Dreamland motel has since been closed down, razed to ground and demolished, with a Memorial to OKC (funded, by implication, using public money by another State, which States are generally not inclined to do, that is entirely counterintuitive), which further speaks to the implication that DoD paid for it as part of the Cover and Deception to hide their involvement in directing McVeigh and Nichols and the bomb truckThe movie has 10,000 gems like that embeded within it.Hell, even Alex Jones manages to be on his best behaviour for this one....

It's America, there's a tragedy or outrage, so obviously you look for the conspiracy. If it's South it must be them damn Yankee Feds. If it's North it must be them damn gun toting rednecks of the NRA. America has a conspiracy theory for everything from flat Earth to lunar landings. Long may it continue, might not stand up to critical examination, but it always intrigues you. As a Brit the main thing that got me is why the hell are ATF in the same building as a childcare centre, what next, FBI offices above the retirees home. We pour scorn on others we say are using human shields, no military, intelligence, or enforcement agency should be anywhere near these places.As for the basic premise it's the old story, possibility / probability / definitive. Depending on viewpoint you'll choose the one you prefer, I'll choose the wonderful Scottish cop out verdict - NOT PROVEN. :-)

I was very impressed with the way A Noble Lie tells the story of the OKC bombing. The film makers don't use cheesy sound fx, savvy editing or the like to add fluff here. Any documentary that does usually means the content is not strong enough to rest on its own. That is not the case with this one.A Noble Lie uses physical evidence, eye witness testimony, media reports, and court documents to allow the viewer to come to their own conclusion. All in all it was very informative, and did not pile on too much at the same time. I would like to see some things discussed more in detail, like Tim McVeigh's interviews in prison, and I'm hearing a sequel is in the works, so hopefully that happens. Any person with a critical eye that likes to think for themselves, I recommend checking this one out.

This particular documentary gives the viewer an inside look into the missing pieces of an investigation that was fast tracked by the government, anyone alive at the time remembers how easily the pieces fit into the constructed explanation, with what amounted to the lone gunman theory. Worth watching if you're interested in finding out more about the events, using some archive footage the director weaves a masterpiece exposing the holes in the story whilst still meshing the interviews of those actually involved in the events. This documentary not only raises more questions it answers some, I highly recommend this film to people who like to look at situations from all aspects and don't always accept the manufactured answers we're given when such atrocities occur.