Review of Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014) by Kyle O — 06 Feb 2016

Well done. Really like how they showed archive footage via old TVs, etc...

This review of Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014) was written by Kyle O on 06 Feb 2016.

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart has generally received positive reviews.

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 12 Aug 2014

[A] well-crafted but frankly nonessential documentary…

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By Nathan M (1,055) on 02 Mar 2015

Everything starts with the murder of a man, but what everyone cares about is getting a chance to tell the story in front of the camera…

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By Devilmath (22) on 26 Sep 2015

Pamela Smart is widely known for being convicted of conspiring and being accomplice to the murder of her husband Gregg Smart…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 17 Jun 2016

No one gets away from 'Captivated' clean: not the viewer, not the participants, not even the filmmaker…

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 06 Apr 2014

Intriguing documentary about the Pamela Smart trial, the media circus that it caused, and the implications of the media…

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By Roger Catlin (31) for rogercatlin.com (27) on 17 Aug 2014

Overall the case continues to intrigue - now for whether we missed the point all along…

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By Rachel B (871) on 13 May 2016

Good footage, lots of opinions and views…

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By Duane Byrge (235) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Aug 2014

This smart HBO documentary convicts the media coverage and trial itself as guilty to Farce in the First Degree…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Aug 2014

Zagar’s thesis — that overpowering media exploitation determined its legal outcome early on — is introduced in the very first shot, then…

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