kittyvonmew
Joined Sep 2005
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...but awful writing and direction....and a ridiculous storyline! Worse than that was a dreadful depiction of an Autistic person that was, as an Autistic person, tough to watch.
I was so excited to watch it after seeing the cast.... I wish I hadn't bothered. It's a masterclass in tell don't show, to the point that I was convinced something I saw must've been a red herring, it was so blatant....but nope, turns out I realised something it took the characters another few scenes to realise. But then I am actually Autistic, and y'know we're all oh so special in magical ways, we're just very rude and have no ability to communicate with normals (sarcasm). AVOID!!!
I was so excited to watch it after seeing the cast.... I wish I hadn't bothered. It's a masterclass in tell don't show, to the point that I was convinced something I saw must've been a red herring, it was so blatant....but nope, turns out I realised something it took the characters another few scenes to realise. But then I am actually Autistic, and y'know we're all oh so special in magical ways, we're just very rude and have no ability to communicate with normals (sarcasm). AVOID!!!
A well made documentry that packs a lot of information into the 3 episodes. At the time of writing neither review (there are 2) seem to focus on the content of this series....which is bizarre to me.
The story unfolds like a good novel, but this isn't fiction. Amazingly none of the content feels exploititive of any of the victims of Finch, and as someone who has gone through a lot of trauma, I was impressed by the time Vanity Fair gave to Beyer (Finch's soon-to-be ex-wife) and her children.
I also liked that it felt relatively objective in it's approach, although I would be surprised if most viewers don't judge Finch harshly, I know I do. The apathy of Finch is apparant, I don't think she'll ever realise the full impact on her victims, especially Beyers children. I was glad the series left me with a sense of hope and pleased there were no 'psychology' talking heads....something that irks me tremendously.
A solid 9/10.
The story unfolds like a good novel, but this isn't fiction. Amazingly none of the content feels exploititive of any of the victims of Finch, and as someone who has gone through a lot of trauma, I was impressed by the time Vanity Fair gave to Beyer (Finch's soon-to-be ex-wife) and her children.
I also liked that it felt relatively objective in it's approach, although I would be surprised if most viewers don't judge Finch harshly, I know I do. The apathy of Finch is apparant, I don't think she'll ever realise the full impact on her victims, especially Beyers children. I was glad the series left me with a sense of hope and pleased there were no 'psychology' talking heads....something that irks me tremendously.
A solid 9/10.
How does this film have such a low rating (at time of writing it's 6.6)?!
It's stark and jarring in it's use of actual transcripts, there's no chance for us to build a picture of the situation before Reality does, and that left this viewer feeling quite ill at ease, as I can only imagine, Reality did.
She was young and naïve, yes, but that doesn't mean her rights should have been trampled on, as they were in this interrogation. The actors do a fine job of portraying the 'good cop' and his partner, and then there's the chilling 'unknown man', who gave a subtle tyranny to his scenes. A+++ for Sydney Sweeny playing Reality, outstanding performance.
It's stark and jarring in it's use of actual transcripts, there's no chance for us to build a picture of the situation before Reality does, and that left this viewer feeling quite ill at ease, as I can only imagine, Reality did.
She was young and naïve, yes, but that doesn't mean her rights should have been trampled on, as they were in this interrogation. The actors do a fine job of portraying the 'good cop' and his partner, and then there's the chilling 'unknown man', who gave a subtle tyranny to his scenes. A+++ for Sydney Sweeny playing Reality, outstanding performance.