Review of West of Memphis (2012) by Andrew H — 08 Jun 2013

One of the most shocking and interesting docu-films I've seen...

This review of West of Memphis (2012) was written by Andrew H on 08 Jun 2013.

West of Memphis has generally received very positive reviews.

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By John C (2,737) on 15 Jun 2016

What a fantastic film and more fuel to the fire that the US Justice system is based on vegence, not fairness…

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By Richard G (806) on 29 Sep 2013

Fascinating documentary about how the CJ system is more concerned with a conviction instead of justice…

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By Bettina M (10) on 21 Jul 2015

Not new but I just saw this amazing documentary. Its a story about juridical mismanagement and injustice…

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By Jackie S (211) on 05 Dec 2013

A nice bookend to the WM3 trilogy documentaries. i'm sure there is already a post-release documentary being filmed right this moment…

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By Greg M (387) on 20 Nov 2013

One of the greatest yet saddest documentaries I've ever seen…

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By Joseph Walsh (276) for CineVue (2,163) on 22 Aug 2018

West of Memphis aims to take a more established and polished cinematic approach to the material, detailing the entire story…

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By Andrew B (2,971) on 16 May 2014

An infuriating chronicle of injustice against 3 young teenage outsiders, a heinous crime which thankfully has been resolved - sad, happy, infuriating…

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By Emmanuel B (116) on 26 Apr 2014

Mind boggling…

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By Jordan C (409) on 02 Dec 2013

An absolutley riveting and thoroughly researched documentary…

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By Robert U (69) on 01 Dec 2013

Horrible, tragic, the fourth telling of the story by my reckoning and the best…

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