theknownames

The setting, production and script are close to perfection. The pacing lost me a bit .

Bro's making decisions, global chaos , destruction , power dynamics and humanity examined. Multi-faceted , layered and current, yet, maybe even a little ahead of its time. The comedic stretches are so dark. The ineptitude, the utter lack of empathy and connection..The mustache twisting , self serving cluelessness and unchecked power. What isn't there to hate? There is so much going on: It's deep and light, scary and silly. Maybe the soundtrack wasn't ominous enough at times or maybe I kept expecting the cast to 'get theirs'. Maybe it seemed too far fetched. It feels based on concerns that we have managed to keep so compartmentalized that it could only manage to knock at the door. I wish i was up for a broader examination of the content but this is a movie review. It is a well done movie -a dark satire featuring humans far removed from their own humanity, that of the world and from each other . The implications and execution were exceptional in that regard. A rudimentary examination- sure fella's cause death and wars and giggle over brownouts but when it's time to take personal action for your convictions, become fearful, incapable and squabble amongst yourselves . Then stab your brethren in the backs and laugh it off to begin new business ventures that further trample the ground. Well anyway , 8/10 (for watchability and content)

I initially came to gawk at the woman who masterminded a sensational crime. I then wanted to fast forward through much of her dialogue as I didn't want to give her or her version of events much of my time. The documentary is well done. It doesn't focus on what happened. It focuses on what happened during and after (outside of what the media conveyed) and It gives Sherry the floor to come clean about what really happened. The producers certainly hold her accountable for her past lies and they go to lengths to establish the validity of her statements. Her credibility is left to be determined by the viewer. By not injecting their own agenda ,they seemed to want to get to the bottom of what happened and why -in Sherri's words. So for this, I give it eight stars because it soon became clear that this isn't an easy task. It's hard to know where the truth lies or when one is lying to themselves, I could certainly draw some of my own conclusions from this however, the point was to get her side of the story from her. Like it or not. Once I stopped rolling my eyes I could see that her version is not as exciting as what I may have been anticipating. I also admit, I fast forwarded through some of her longer explanations in one episode because the version from other outlets left me very annoyed with her. I have little room to care how she may have gotten to that point. It also felt clear to me that she wasn't telling the whole truth but that doesn't mean she wasn't. It just means that such an outrageous story warrants outrage. We all know the media goes over the top and that this was over the top to begin with, so maybe there is room for some gray area -there is some food for thought given .And, n the court of public opinion, she is not getting off easily nor is this documentary an attempt to do so.

We finally get her side of the story in her words, not that we were expecting much. The story itself is compelling and this documentary doesn't really rely on that ( or doesn't need to ) it's mostly about the behind the scenes investigation and questioning Sherri now about what actually happened and how and why should we believe her ?' So again, well done in that regard .