MrJoe1987 It has become an integral part of modern, man-made morals that, in order to be considered a "good" person, we are required to feel compassion for those who are of a different racial background than Caucasian, without question. This is especially true in our current political climate, which is why the makers of this documentary have primarily exploited Hispanics as the victims of the corporation in question. The irony is striking when you consider that these people are being exploited by two separate parties; one to recruit new members into their scam (Herbalife), and one to make money off of their misfortune by moving to royally-screw the other party (Ackman).Herbalife is, in fact, a pyramid scheme. This would have been a good documentary had it focused solely on that fact and the facts surrounding it, and not spent most of its time trying to "poke my heart" with sob-stories from illegal immigrants. It's already bad enough that I'm supposed to feel compassion for them, by default, for no logical reason. Now, I'm supposed to feel sorry for them because they screwed themselves by incautiously dumping their (apparently) non-existent incomes into a scam?I'm not going to pity an illegal immigrant anymore than I would pity anybody else that's stupid enough to foolishly throw away money without first researching the company to be invested in.7/10 for being informative, 1/10 for insulting my intelligence, 4/10 average

kosmasp I had heard of Herballife before, but I never really looked into it. I have to admit that only by name and the vague promise of healthy living/eating, I'd say I would be interested in that product. But having watched the movie and having checked online for other sources, I wouldn't do it in hindsight. The Pyramid thing of selling, is something I despised from the moment someone tried to sell it to me.Back then I got introduced into the life insurance business. Where when you got people signing a contract, you got a percentage. But you could also get other people involved, lean back and let them do the hard work. Obviously, the most money would land with the people at the top ... all those below would get a smaller amount ... all the way to the crumbs at the bottom. The movie portrays different sides and gives voice or offers perspective from Herballife too. There are more than a couple of warning signs. But if someone promises you riches and a lot of money ... well some people do fall for that. Intriguing and compelling editing does the rest

marflooringllc The "victims" of Herbalife claim they have been taken advantage of but do not take any personal responsibility. I understand these type of companies are manipulative but you have to watch out for yourself. Our society is full of salesmen, schemes, and snakes that are after your money its not just Herbalife. Bill Ackman seems insincere to me. He has 1 billion dollars invested that Herbalife stock will go down so of course he is going to try and sell you on all the negatives. If there was any positive aspect of Herbalife it wouldn't be included in this documentary. Very one sided.

gavin6942 Writer/director Ted Braun follows controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman as he puts a billion dollars on the line in his crusade to expose Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history.This is just about as perfect as a documentary can get. The very moment I was introduced to Herbalife in the early 2000s, I knew it was a pyramid scheme. But obviously others do not see that, as the business continued to be profitable and thriving.This documentary not only explores the pyramid nature of the business, but explains how people fall for it. In some cases, it is because they are unsophisticated immigrants. Other times, they had the business misrepresented to them. But it is not just stupid or ignorant people who fall for it.Without giving anything away, this story will have you cheering on Ackman. He may be one of the very few Wall Street investors who is actually hoping the little guy will win.