Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

zz1988-588-946177 This is my first time to watch this kind of documentary film.The producer had spent lots of time on it and tried to tell the story to the viewer from different angle.

antony-1 I know entertainmentifcation isn't a word. But it does strike what is happening since Serial, which seems to have kicked off this glossy, moody, dramatic way of telling true stories.All in all very well produced. But naturally I do think with these things: how much is the construction of the documentary spinning us the tale? The sexy credits, the breathless voiceover, the moody music... it's all about playing the emotions. And of course this type of programme - like the Onion podcast parody A Very Fatal Murder so expertly skewers - it's so much more compelling when it's the lower class in the dirty bits of America!There are also holes, fudges and questions left unanswered - not as bad as Making a Murderer, but they're there. The FBI person saying "He passed the lie detector but I didn't believe it" - reassuring. The court reporter saying that he wanted to paint her to be a villain - reassuring. The other pizza worker that died and they had up on their 'board' until the end, with no resolution. The narrator openly admitting to a witness being vague but skipping over it. They look for resolution and draw patterns, but ignore the bits they don't.Like the beeping heard before detonation of a bomb - which then turned out to be mechanical clock mechanisms and the theory that the phone did nothing.I think overall the production looks well researched, and to be honest as someone who isn't part of it I can't accurately say whether it's true or not, well researched or not... I guess my problem is when it's made so glossy for the purposes of entertainment rather than education, am I being subjected to a master manipulator too?

sian_deakin For me this is not actually the incredible story of how evil these criminals are, but the story of how unbelievably stupid the crime agencies were, and how broken the US justice system was when it focused its pursuit of justice on one mentally ill woman for a crime ultimately perpetrated by a group that included four men. It would have been good to see a little more critical thinking on the behalf of the directors in this respect. The series does go a good way to build suspense with twists and turns, but is also gratituous in its use of the footage showing Brian Wells' death. Give the man some dignity. It is laughable when the co-Director suggests that Bill Rothstein went to his grave "protecting Marge" when from the outset he is the one attempting to frame her alone for the murder of Brian Wells, and even more laughable to watch the footage of how the police and FBI lap up his version of events, leading him to escape justice and setting anyone coming into contact with this case (including the directors of this show) well and truly on the path of the witch hunt of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong. She is no innocent but neither are her co-conspirators in the bank robbery. But throughout the criminal investigation and the show itself, her culpability is the driving force, depicting her as the ringleader or the mastermind of the whole affair, with no evidence to support it. No one, including the directors, seems to question the conflict of interest/self-servance when it comes to the testimonies of the male co-conspirators, that are ultimately used to convict Marge of the crimes relating to the bank robbery. In that respect this show is a fascinating insight into the backwards way in which justice is served in the US, ie via the path of least resistance. This show is ok but could have been great with more analysis of the real key themes, and objectivity on the part of the directors.

rabbitmoon I've been struggling to get into shows of late, so was happy to find myself hooked on this documentary series, watching it all in just over a day. Its just mind-blowing. Each episode has its own strong stories that would work well as a stand-alone event, except that they are all related in complex ways and tell this insane over-arching plot. The mystery that unfolds from the bizarre SAW-like first episode is so unpredictable and twisty, right up to the very last moments. Its fascinating watching interviews, hearing bits of pieces of information, and finding your mind folding in on itself as you try to suss people out, think about motives, all the 'what ifs' etc. There is something always eerie and atmospheric about seeing evidence, street footage of locations, news footage, tying it all together like you're a voyeuristic detective. I thought it was brilliantly researched and edited, and never a dull moment. I'd have loved for a body language expert like Paul Ekman (or someone like his fictional protege Cal Lightman from Lie to Me) to analyse the interviews for 'tells' as they were plentiful. With incredible true-stories like this, brilliantly told, I struggle to justify why I'd want to watch a made-up story with self-conscious actors and gimmicky direction. There's so much more to learn, and substantial food for thought from real life.