Review of Capturing the Friedmans (2003) by Todd S — 06 May 2004

[font=Times New Roman][size=4]There was a time when I thought documentaries were boring. I guess many still are but I seem to have stumbled upon quite a few lately that are absolutely outstanding, the last one being Capturing the Friedmans. This documentary is very much like Paradise Lost in that it follows seemingly normal people accused of terrible crimes. I vacilated between believing the main characters to be fairly innocent to being guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt. If you are a "true crimes" fan (which I am not) you would absolutely love this film. As it was, I was fascinated, saddened and bewildered from start to finish.[/size][/font].

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[font=Times New Roman][size=4]If you have a friend that hates documentaries, show them this one and change their mind about the genre.[/size][/font].