Who Is Luigi Mangione?

This is one of the worst "documentary true crime/ investigation" movies I have ever watched. It actually made me angry and further resentful towards the media. I am a film major in college, looking specifically to focus on documentaries. I love the idea of documenting social movements and important moments in social culture and history. I think it is important to show unbiased, wholistic truth in a time of polarization, misinformation, division, etc. This documentary is shameful and shows the further misuse of power and narrative in the US. I would assume we could blame this on directors Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz. May I ask where your funding is coming from? (I am not saying they have no backbone but?? This piece of work reeks of bias). I say that as an insult to them as filmmakers and the work they created.

We know as a society that violence is wrong, and we do not need a documentary to prove that. (Edit: I understand the message of the inhumane nature of glorifying violence, but please explore the other sides of that. You never fully explained why people might be glorifying thiissss violence WHICH IS KEY TO THE DOCUMENTARY!!.. WHY.. WHY IS IT) The people deserve a story of context, and this did not provide that. It zeroed in on vilifying a man that made it immensely obvious he had a greater message behind his violence. I am not asking this documentary to bring refuge and support to Luigi Mangione, but it is diabolical to create a documentary about him and not fully explore the context. It is also sick and twisted to paint Brian Thompson as a savior and not fully explore the blood on his hands and the horrifying truth of healthcare industries.

As documentary creators, you owe it to the viewer to provide a full story. This lack of depth, context, and effort, resorting in a disappointing creation, is sorrowful and disgraceful. I hope that as the story is developed, better filmmakers will provide a better documentary and the whole story!

"Who is Luigi Mangione" is pure exploitation, a blatant cash grab rushing to tell an unfinished story. It distorts reality, portraying Luigi as a rich kid with a cognitive deficit who spiraled out of control, which feels both lazy and sensationalized. The depiction of Brian Thompson was just as absurd-you can and should criticize the dead when they've done wrong. But instead of offering real analysis, the documentary thrives on cheap drama and speculation. It manipulates the audience rather than informing them, prioritizing shock value over truth. A documentary should seek facts, not fabricate them.

Outstanding work. No credible evidence to hand over to Luigi's legal team, so they decided to try to sway opinions via some shabby HBO documentary. Glad they've decided to drop the false pretenses and state they prefer our country to run under the assumption that all citizens are guilty until proven innocent. They should really make a part two, letting them skim through the constitution and giving their unbridled opinions on what amendments they'd make to fit their narrative better. Do credit me, though.

And some harmless public info: Mayor Adams of New York has multiple current charges against him including bribery, conspiracy, fraud, and soliciting illegal campaign contributions. Despite the evidence, his corruption case has somehow been paused indefinitely as of late. Hmmm. It's almost like we're not all getting the same treatment here are we? Maybe we should all meet up at the Gracie Mansion sometime and talk about it.

Super biased documentary run by Dan who has a clear agenda. Trying to act like they don't know how this could have happened and skirting around any of the sympathetic facts of Luigi's person and his plan beyond just touching on "Yeah he said he didn't want to use a bomb because it would hurt innocents". Trying to frame him as a narcissistic type with cognitive issues due to Lyme disease, while painting any one who was supportive of him as being wackos. Even the women with the hysterectomy insurance issue they focus on her saying she wasn't sad about what happened to Brian. Nothing about UHC's use of AI in pushing out more claim denials then any other insurance by a huge margin, no talk about why healthcare shouldn't be for profit at all in this country because it makes no sense. No talk about UHC raking in billions of dollars and trying to say they aren't that profitable. No talk about Eric Adams doing a perp walk for publicity to get rid some media attention about the investigation into his own corruption which has now been thrown conveniently.

As if the immediate availability of this feature wasn't proof enough, this is a rushed cash-in that hardly passes for informative.

You'd be forgiven for assuming this was a TMZ production based on the quality of the first 5 minutes. The mere sight of Dan Abrams gives you an immediate idea of what you're in for (along with other overly performative commentators), making the integrity of the feature further blemished.

So what about the content? Beyond a few photographs of the subject (and his victim) that hadn't published widely, there is nothing new to gain even for the most casual of news readers who vaguely glanced at the headlines as this very recent event happened. Thus, in the future, after a verdict is reached in Luigi's trial and a historical lens is gained, this feature will inevitably fall deeper into irrelevancy.

The majority of the feature inflates its view time with conjecture and mindless reiterations that any layman could write for themselves. I can't think of a more effortless, weak presentation to hit the Max service. Skip it.