I know the story is simplified, but of course it had to be to make a 95 minute movie.
I'm no expert on the case, but it looks like they got the gist right, and more than that. It was just boiled down.
The East LA takedown of Richard Ramirez was very very close to accurate. To my understanding, Ramirez actually ran across the freeway. Here, he takes a bus. That's an understandable compromise for a TV budget.
The lead actors (A Martinez and the late Richard Jordan) never quite made A list, but that has a lot to do with luck. Their performances are great.
The actual focus on the lives of the detectives, well that's soap, but not terribly soapy.
Overall, a necessarily simplified, but basically an accurate depiction of this history.
From a purely movie/directing standpoint, the takedown of the Stalker was gripping and well done.
I'm no expert on the case, but it looks like they got the gist right, and more than that. It was just boiled down.
The East LA takedown of Richard Ramirez was very very close to accurate. To my understanding, Ramirez actually ran across the freeway. Here, he takes a bus. That's an understandable compromise for a TV budget.
The lead actors (A Martinez and the late Richard Jordan) never quite made A list, but that has a lot to do with luck. Their performances are great.
The actual focus on the lives of the detectives, well that's soap, but not terribly soapy.
Overall, a necessarily simplified, but basically an accurate depiction of this history.
From a purely movie/directing standpoint, the takedown of the Stalker was gripping and well done.