Dawkins has also just released a video on YouTube that reveals the depth of his hatred for The Mentalist. Below is the first of a six-part interview he did for the documentary The Enemies of Reason, with "illusionist" Derren Brown. Brown reveals the tricks of his trade, including how to sucker information out of marks. He scoffs at the idea that this requires special techniques of observation, ala The Mentalist, and says it's easy to read people without any fancy powers of observation at all.

Think about it. In their reviews, athiests, scientists, and the scientifically inclined universally hate the movie. They've lashed out early and often. But they're just adding fuel to the fire. If the producers want anything it's publicity, and they've gotten it. Everyone's paying attention to the movie, but between the PZ Myers gaffe and now a lawsuit, the film seems destined to fail. And that failure seems just a little too easy, a little too convenient.

Who really made this film, and what is its true agenda?

Tonight we're going to see the film and get to the bottom of this. Watch this space tomorrow for the tell-all review.