Reviews

I've no idea what the complaints are about, looking the the reviews. It's seems most of the disappointment is levelled at the movie not being as a good as other docs they've seen on this subject. This tale is unique in several disturbing ways. The makers of the documentary set out to record a team of wannabe amateur engineers build a 'spacecraft". Instead, in retrospect they were recording the planning and execution of an appalling murder of an innocent woman. What you watch in this film, turned out to be Exhibit 'A' in the trial and was the main reason this creep was eventually put away. We see the team go from supportive disbelief to shock, to the acceptance that a good friend was an unimaginable monster.

Highly recommended.

RIP, Kim Wall. X.

I was really looking forward to this. Yes, Gleeson was amazing - luckily he has broad shoulders as he had to carry this over-hyped dismal little experience all on his own.

Where were the characters? We were subjected to a series of one-to-ones with Father James Lavelle. Each one more miserable than the last. Most of the characters were selfish, vile, pitiful, nihilistic and badly drawn. Worst of all none of them were interesting. They barely communicated with each other through the whole movie so the entire plot was told through Gleesons character who is in pretty much every scene. There was no character development apart a small revelation at the end. The story and plotting is as about as linear as it gets - !!!spoiler!!! Man is threatened with murder - man is murdered by the guy who threatened him.!spoiler end! yep. THat was it.

I usually fall on the side of the critics opinions with most movies but I'm really beginning to think there's something I'm missing. I understood the themes of retribution, reconciliation etc. And yes, the catholic church has a hell of lot to answer for. However, the whole thing was delivered with such little originality or finesse I found it hard to care for or engage with most of it. I'm happy to be convinced otherwise and might watch it again. But the first experience were so underwhelming I'll struggle.