He interviews celebrities including Bill O'Reilly, Donald Trump, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Oprah Winfrey, shown through archive footage of the show.

But it also made his character so much more compelling because you saw him overcome those difficulties in his life.The film title refers to the legendary fear that Wallace's name evoked in his interview subjects.

[9] The title also hints to the ongoing legacy that Wallace leaves with the viewing of this archival footage.

The website's critical consensus reads, "As solidly compelling as its subject's best reporting, Mike Wallace Is Here is a worthy tribute and an engrossing look at the changing landscape of modern news.

"[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, rated the film 73 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[16] Leah Pickett of Chicago Reader wrote: "Director Avi Belkin employs many creative strategies to reveal the inner workings of Mike Wallace, the formidable reporter best known for grilling celebrities and political dignitaries on 60 Minutes".

[18] Amy Nicholson of Variety wrote: "As Belkin's brisk and compelling documentary fades to black, the director seems to hope that the Wallace quotation audiences cling to isn't one of his fanged questions, but his optimism for the profession to which he dedicated his life".

[19] Lisa Jensen of Good Times criticised the film, writing that "Belkin never really discovers the man behind the public persona.

[20] Norman Wilner of Now wrote: "Maybe that's Belkin's point: that contemporary journalism has settled for easily digestible, context-light sound bites rather than discourse or dialogue that's intended to find the inarguable truth of a thing".

[21] Nora Lee Mandel of Film-Forward wrote: "Director Avi Belkin's debut English-language feature documentary opens with its most intriguing setup and then takes a while to reach that insight again".