Director: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky
Starring: Lots of Beautiful People
More info: IMDB
Tagline: It's frightening to think they did it. It's terrifying to think they didn't.
Plot: Berlinger and Sinofsky's documentary of a gruesome triple murder in West Memphis, Arkansas and the subsequent trials of three suspects, takes a hard look at both the occult and the American justice system in 'small-town' America. Three teenagers are accused of this horrific crime of killing three children, supposedly as a result of involvement in Satanism. As in their previous documentary, things turn out to be more complex than initial appearances and this film presents the real-life courtroom drama to the viewer, as it unfolds.
My rating: 8/10
Will I watch it again? I won't rule it out.
After more than ten years I finally got around to seeing this. It's most interesting for so many reasons. First of all the residents of West Memphis are...uh...well...very special people. Let's just say I won't be traveling there anytime soon. The way that area is presented is pretty damn scary and, after talking to someone who lived on the other side of the river, it's just like they show. Yikes! The religious fervor in this part of the country is incredibly frightening...especially with John Mark Byers, the stepfather of one of the victims who seems awfully suspicious...
Well, if you go by everything the film presents, these boys are indeed innocent. They did some incredibly stupid things but then they were teens and we all do stupid shit and think differently at that age. But what's really shocking is that they were convicted on little to no evidence and what evidence they had was questionable at best. It really is a bumbling travesty in justice. Regardless of what side of the fence you're on at the end of this, you will be shocked at how this whole thing went down and plays out. There is a sequel...
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