Truly Dreadful Film

Such a frustrating disappointment

Powerful

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Having just finished the show, I'm astonished, this may be my 2nd favourite series of all time. I was never into real crime documentaries but this had me completely captivated from the word go. Highly would recommend to anyone

The Jinx is a slow-paced but absorbing documentary that lures the viewer in and maintains that grip to the very end. It reflects on the US judicial system and affluent US society at a wider level through its gentle yet intrusive interviews with a New York misfit from a wealthy Manhattan property family regarding the disappearance in 1982 of the man's wife; as well as detailed interviews with her friends and family. The story continues to unravel from there & is told (somewhat) in reverse. The undertones of psychopathy and consequence against a backdrop of affluence are only hinted at in the series. This documentary should be watched by every US citizen.

Firstly, I do not understand why the likes of Amazon Prime have not picked this up as a feature, maybe the release date technically prohibits this, but with Netflix garnering so much attention from 'Making a Murderer', this would be the ideal documentary to blow that out of the water....And it does!All views are of my own opinion, just to be clear! I enjoyed Making a Murderer, I thought it was well thought out, maybe sometimes a bit too scripted in terms of 'cliffhangers', but overall it gave insight into what some feel is a miscarriage of justice, and others feel is well overdue, for a possibly sadistic murderer/s. For what is a true documentary, however, or should i say but, it was based on circumspect, it was based on fallible evidence and differences of individual opinions, and ultimately, whilst the cold hard facts were there, there were also reasons, excuses, possibilities etc that could explain them. In fact the focus was very much, have the cops done wrong, or did they do right?!The Jinx is not in that realm, in fact it is far above it, and the only reason for this is, they took the case to the heart of the issue....The 'possible' killer. Though woaaahh, they don't just stump up outside his home and ask him, they use the best possible style and technique, they ask questions, they probe his thoughts, his emotions, his feelings, and they ask the difficult questions, in a way only a late night talk show host could hope to do! This is a documentary of cat and mouse proportions. You will see reviews about the accused, and his interview techniques, each has their own opinion, my only opinion on this was what an insight into a sociopath and possible murderer...If not true serial killer. It is rare to get an insight into such an individual person, yet I would hazard a guess that if Phil Spector was to face similar scrutiny, we would experience a similar documentary!This is what your CSI, Law and Order, Criminal Minds etc, interrogations are about, except they don't shout and demand and have it done within 10 mins, they simply ask with subtlety and let the 'subject' do the rest, albeit over an extensive time period.I did mention earlier about Sociopaths, in my opinion, Robert Durst is one of the most intelligent Sociopaths (which technically I guess brain docs will tell you they all are!) to ever (so far) get away with murder, that's maybe because he didn't do it as one jury has decided, or maybe because he balanced his need for attention and accreditation, with need for solitude and time out from the limelight of his actions, I suppose it remains to be seen, but then, have you heard of Robert Durst?!? :-)

This is one of those movies\docs, that you'll find yourself waiting and crying for more and more ...still, you'll have the chance to drown into six episodes of a pure crime and suspense gem. I am I fan of shows such as True Detective, Fargo, etc, but this one, you'll have to see with a different eye, the eye that allow you to see through the detectives, director and, the killers eye ! Something that I do believe was never done before and that's what keeps this show one (or a thousand)steps further.Every time i do the shows review is because i do believe some shows are more than just good or great, they are imperative to watch,because we cannot pass through life without paying attention to some things that are really worth to be noticed, a lot of rubbish is dumped on TV ,but a lot of art is also available , you just have to make a choice,and i really want you to chose this one here ;)