I was not old enough to follow the original trial and so went into this series with kind of fresh eyes (although obviously, I was aware of who OJ was, who had been killed, the verdict etc.). I thought that, because, I already knew the verdict, this would be boring, but I was so wrong! It is gripping from start to finish, and honestly leaves you open mouthed at many points (the glove debacle particularly had me shouting at the TV!).
The acting was fantastic, and I felt like real effort was made to have the actors look like the real life people they were portraying; except for Cuba Gooding Jr. OJ is such a tall, imposing man, and Cuba Gooding Jr is neither of these things, and was often at times, the shortest person in the room. Although he acted the part well, for me, he just lacked the stature needed to convincingly play OJ.
Overall, I would say that this is one of my favourite series of all time. I highly recommend you watch this, no matter how much you think you know about the trial, you won't be sorry!
