A Deadly American Marriage

Solid documentary but it needs subtitles. Im not a person who ever has subtitles on but the interviews in the police station were pretty much impossible to understand with them on due to the echo in the room. I don't know why this wasn't picked up when editing and automatically put on just the interview room scenes. Netflix are usually pretty good at doing this when things are difficult to hear.

Other than that is was good, interesting story and nice to get a new documentary on Netflix. More please! Idaho 5, toy box killer, lively vs Baldoni, interviews in prison with newer well known killers like Chris watts etc..

I watched the documentary and found it indubitably abhorrent that a man rendered completely defenceless by a drug (that Molly marten had prescribed to her a week previously) was beaten to a pulp by two maniacs with brick and a baseball bat. A premeditated heinous attack that left him annihilated with brain matter and blood splatter throughout the bedroom.

This woman was obsessed with adopting his children and seeking full control over them. He clearly knew that she was unstable and unfit as he continuously declined to allow her adopt his children. She tried to set him up with recordings and assassinate his character. She gaslit and indoctrinated his children to protect her from prosecution.

The American justice failed Jason Corbett and his children on a grand scale. His can this woman and her father be freed from a 20-30 year prison sentences for such a horrific and barbaric murder that all evidence proves that both were guilty of murder.

An FBI agent who trained others to detect lies. His daughter, a model who lied for a living. And yet again, she lied, this time claiming her husband abused her. How do you verify such a claim? By trusting the liars.

I was genuinely disturbed by how convincingly she played the victim. Having known people like this in real life, those who lie so thoroughly they start to believe it themselves, this hit especially hard. It's a chilling reminder of how dangerous manipulation can be.

Surprisingly solid work from Netflix, especially given their recent track record with documentaries. And thank God it wasn't dragged out into three unnecessary episodes.

While watching this show my thoughts turned to Chandler Bing when he said, "Where are all the men?!" Seriously, I could not believe that one of the investigators, Alan Martin, got choked up while speaking about Jason's injuries. I just couldn't believe that a criminal investigator would let a crime scene affect him in such a way. It's great to have empathy and compassion for victims of violent crimes, however, to let violence reduce an investigator to tears is ridiculous and it makes me question his ability to conduct investigations with professionalism. Alan Martin really ruined this documentary for me as he was so overly sympathetic to Jason and his demise that it almost came across as fake and pandering to Jason's family. If I could say anything to Alan Martin it would be, "grow up guy and act like a mature adult and conduct yourself in a way that is becoming of a criminal investigator." Lastly, if you are a step parent, you have absolutely NO parental rights nor do you have ANY claim on your step children. Molly and her family are very strange to say the least.

Found A Deadly American Marriage very interesting, especially hearing the story from both sides. It's hard to imagine how difficult it must be for the families involved. What stood out to me most was how strongly the documentary leaned toward the victim's side of the story-or maybe that's exactly what it wanted us to feel. I'm not sure if that was intentional, but it made me question the balance of the narrative.

The documentary was overall well-made, with good pacing and interviews that kept me engaged. However, they showed a lot of images from the crime scene, which felt like too much at times. While the storytelling was solid, something about hearing from both sides didn't feel fully neutral. It seemed like the documentary leaned more toward one side, not gonna lie.

In the end, I'd say it's worth watching if you enjoy true crime documentaries. It's an interesting take and offers a new way of presenting crime stories, but keep in mind it might not be as balanced as it seems.