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Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)
Everything you want in a documentary
This is clearly a labor of love, and it shows. So much great archival footage along with a clear time-line brings you to a time and place that may or may not be fathomable to many. Exactly what one would ask for in wishing to learn about any subject matter. Some star power lends credibility, not that it's needed. It is hard not to see some of Traficant's world view in a current Presidential candidate, though it was clear Jim worked for others than himself. (Whatever his motivations might have been, for good or for ill.) Can't say enough good things about this glimpse into a world I never knew existed, even though I lived through the whole thing.
Taken in Broad Daylight (2009)
Real life stories?
I can only assume this was "based on real events", as the whole story could have been told in 20 minutes. Unfortunately, it lasted much longer. Long stretches of stupidity compounded by boredom. The lack of depth was astonishing. (Did they ever speak to ANYONE that witnessed the abduction?) James Van Der Beek's career has apparently found his level, and perhaps he is at minute 14. The most intrigue in the whole mess were the clues our abductee would leave in her phone calls. But it only took once for LeVar Burton to say "play that back" to realize he was going to crack the code each time. If you didn't see every event coming up the street, you are movie-impared. Unless you are forced at gunpoint (and even then, perhaps take a chance the gun isn't loaded?), avoid this long, anti-climactic, poorly acted piece of drivel at all costs.