The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst short comments

Elsie 2022-04-24 07:01:17

(8/10) They are also murderers who evaded justice, Simpson is like a sunny big boy, and there is always a lingering aristocratic flavor between Durst's conversation, but neither of them is the kind of Hollywood blockbuster. A face-off villain, on the contrary, when you watch them speak, you may be unwittingly drawn. This also shows that the real bad guys in reality are actually very beautiful, otherwise how can you be fooled? Ironically, Durst, who escaped sanctions three times with money and brains, was imprisoned for this documentary, and his death was comparable to that of Simpson. (While watching the film, I kept thinking, why was Durst arrested for stealing bread? Perhaps in the two years he was on the run, his legal team made every step of preparation, and the evidence was diluted with time. , and then he thought "it's time to get caught", so he staged such a play? After all, he can't turn himself in.)
Bailey 2022-04-24 07:01:17

The feeling after reading it is that, like "the most dangerous place is often the safest", crimes and defenses without any routines and logic make it impossible to grasp any reason. I always feel that judging from the content of this buddy's self-talk, doesn't he have a split personality?

Good Technique, Bad Evidence, Sordid Intentions

Wayne 2022-04-22 07:01:42

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

From the perspective of documentary techniques, 4 stars, the story structure is clear, the sense of substitution is strong, and the interlocking links are intertwined. It is also rare to have the suspect himself appear on camera.

But it is also a documentary, but it is too irrational. If you think about it deeply, the director's intention and practice are even disgusting, and you will deduct 1 star.

The film's intention is to reverse the case, but it can't produce any sufficient evidence. Obviously, it doesn't take the time to make a rational analysis of the trial process. Most of them are subjective judgments and emotional catharsis of various outsiders, and they use extremely indiscriminate means to guide the audience. , actually did not turn off the microphone twice during the shooting interval, leaking the suspect's self-talk...

Even if the suspect is a high-energy sociopath, he has full motives and has committed many crimes, but only "wrong time, wrong place, very often " also constitutes only a reasonable doubt. The chain of evidence is not clear enough to convict.

The film doesn't actually prove that the trial was unjust, it's just a bunch of meaningless, weak babble. However, it highly catered to the public's skepticism about this incident and earned all the attention!

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