“It is a meticulous documentary series that, as all the best in the genre do, shows you what happens when someone is born devoid of any belief that social or moral rules apply to them. It is always fascinating, always terrifying, and in Rossi’s story it seems to have reached its zenith.”

“This ugly tale is a documentary-maker’s dream. Rossi is a grotesque figure, gasping away on an oxygen mask and marinated in his own grandiosity, but he loves the camera, inviting journalists and film-makers into his home and giving them footage of gold.”

“The film-makers employ some quirky stylist touches- an Ennio Morricone esque score, brightly coloured captions introducing the contributors as The Politician, The Attorney, The Vegan Entrepreneur- as this were Catch Me If You Can done by Quentin Tarantino. This approach reflects the absurdities of the story, which doesn’t end with Rossi’s appearance. ”

“Entertaining though this is, it minimises the seriousness of Rossi’s crimes. Rossi’s grandiose, eccentric persona is an act, a disguise to make himself seem harmless. We shouldn’t be fooled.”