Review of Into the Abyss (2011) by Hassan V — 14 May 2012

Herzog sketches a human portrait on his theme, death seems to be in the background and his focus is on life. However, I found the 3 hour long portraits for his miniseries Death Row to be far more fascinating because in In To the Abyss there didn't seem to be much exploration of the inmates as there was in the miniseries portraits.

The documentary itself is subjective more than presenting both sides of the argument, Herzog personal beliefs drive its focus but none the less it is a interesting doc. Watch out for the interview with an ex lethal injection doctor, that is magnificent and his story could have been a fascinating documentary in itself.