‘This isn’t going to be a movie about sex and violence,” says John McAfee in the introduction to this documentary. Boo! “Even though there may be some in it.” Hooray! The highly quotable antihero adds: “It’s James Bond meets Scarface, with a little Indiana Jones.” Pass the popcorn and count us in.
The latest TV show from Netflix’s seemingly endless true-crime conveyor belt is Running With the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee. It tells the belief-beggaring story of the Silicon Valley golden boy who fled from murder charges and ran for US president. McAfee himself asks: “Am I a successful entrepreneur who went mad and murdered his neighbour? Or the potential saviour of America?” Across this outrageous film’s 105-minute running time, you will probably lean towards the former. This is Tiger King: Tech Tycoon Edition.
