In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas "outed" himself as an illegal alien - sorry, "undocumented American" in an essay for The New York Times Magazine. (Changing the language of the debate is a major goal for Vargas; as a journalist, he understands the power of terminology.) Now, he writes, directs, produces, and stars in a documentary about what happened afterwards, and also before. The best moments come when Vargas engages regular (read: documented) Americans in conversation, letting them know that he was brought here as a child, that he has flourished here as a journalist, and that he has paid his taxes to boot. Those encounters, especially with those who remain politically opposed, do a lot to keep the people on both sides looking human — and looking at each other. Sadly, the drama is stretched like a bad facelift — there's something worth seeing here, but the hand of the surgeon is too apparent, and there is a whiff of vanity about the whole endeavor. (2013) — Matthew Lickona
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