I discovered Errol Morris, as many people did. from his documentary "The Thin Blue Line." His documentary "The Fog of War" is one of my favorite documentaries. I rated it a 10. I am stingy with 10s.
I had hoped that this would be a compelling documentary as were the others. This was pathetic. I mean pathetic.
Technically, the reenactments were low-quality, cheesy, ID Channel murder porn quality. The direction was awful.
As for the substance of the narrative, it was worse. Morris did a good job of laying out the prosecutor's case. Then he hung his hat on a witness with zero credibility, and never took the time to address the key points in the prosecution's narrative. It is beneath Morris. I got the feeling that he committed to the series and realized that his "innocent" guy was guilty as hell and he had to stick to the narrative while not believing it himself.
The result is a disaster of a documentary, and a stain on Morris's professional reputation.
I had hoped that this would be a compelling documentary as were the others. This was pathetic. I mean pathetic.
Technically, the reenactments were low-quality, cheesy, ID Channel murder porn quality. The direction was awful.
As for the substance of the narrative, it was worse. Morris did a good job of laying out the prosecutor's case. Then he hung his hat on a witness with zero credibility, and never took the time to address the key points in the prosecution's narrative. It is beneath Morris. I got the feeling that he committed to the series and realized that his "innocent" guy was guilty as hell and he had to stick to the narrative while not believing it himself.
The result is a disaster of a documentary, and a stain on Morris's professional reputation.