UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

pr-36 Michael Peterson has a problem - well two problems actually. His wife is dead, he says from falling down the stairs and repeatedly hitting her head. Amazingly, the couple's best friend had also died in remarkably similar circumstances several years previously, with Michael and Kathy bringing up the victim's two young girls after the tragedy. In what is almost a painfully long series (it's well made, but not exactly a thrill ride) Michael's character is put under the microscope, as is the honesty and expertise of the prosecution's expert witnesses. Michael is a difficult, outwardly unemotional character that is difficult to like or have sympathy for, but his treatment during this case by law enforcement officials, lawyers and even his own family members is deeply questionable. Fascinating but overlong, this is a serious indictment if the US Justice system and its practises.

the_rd_amego Regardless of whether you believe Michael Peterson is innocent or guilty of the crime he is accused of, this documentary is extremely well done and appropriately portrays the twisted justice system, how evidence can easily be fabricated or misinterpreted, and how members of the jury and the public, are incapable of "unhearing" things that have been said in the courtroom. The influence of the media - the bias the individual reporters have and the way they choose to relay the information they receive - heavily impacts the way the public view the alleged crime, and in this day in age, people cannot easily escape the media's coverage of such incidents. I found myself on the fence about Peterson's innocence right up until the last couple of episodes. Something Peterson's attorney (David Rudolf) said has resonated with me, and I believe it will for a long time, "Absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence". This documentary will forever change the way I view crimes portrayed by the media, and what it means to plead "guilty".

guinnesswrig This was a great and fascinating look into a high profile murder case.. It is heavily flawed, however, by the fact that they were trying to portray Mr. Peterson as a poor innocent victim that was targeted unfairly by the judicial system. It just goes to show, the state is under the burden of proving guilt by means of perfect, flawless investigations, and flawless means of testing every piece of evidence. I'm all for people getting a fair trial but where does common sense come in? There's no doubt that this guy is a multi-murderer and he is certainly not the perfect father that his poor children try to portray. I'm sorry, but if anyone actually thinks this guy is innocent... Wow

BatsyCharky This all came out 14 years ago. Before Netflix and it already was original haha. Unless it's an update I'm not aware of.