Review of Blue Caprice (2013) by Netflic — 29 Sep 2013

This is an attempt to paint a psychological portrait of infamous Beltway snipers who killed 10 people in 2002 and terrorized Washington D.C. area for two weeks. I am not sure if the authors were successful to answer the question "Why did they do it?" There are many people angry at the world, some of them are trained to kill, whether by State or by themselves, some of them are deranged to different degrees but they do not become what these two did. This couple is not shown as simple evil-doers. A man rescues a stranger, a vulnerable teenage boy, from a suicide attempt. He stands up to become a fatherly figure for the boy, builds up his character, teaches his things, only to exploit him later as a killer or innocent people. No gun laws can protect a society from such people as these or Unabomber, or other mass killers.

Overall, the movie is very well made, the script, performance and cinematography are solid. It is an impressive debut for Alexander Moors, this is his first full-time movie.