The Hoax is an emotionally detached movie who's material is not very satisfying to watch. It's like watching a movie about how people go crazy over seeing or being identified with movie stars in public and what that could drive someone into doing - at the core trying to gain power, fame and wealth - or to walk among societal knowns for the sake of the spotlight. This doesn't make for compelling motivations or identifiable sympathies. It's quite shallow, pretentious, and pathetic. The acting is pretty well done although any dramatic elements in the movie feel coy and suffer from the main drive of the movie. The convolution of lies eventually catch up, but there's no redemptive value or emotional investment to make it worthwhile. Glitzy and unsubstantial.
