Review of West of Memphis (2012) by Everett J — 20 Jan 2013

"West of Memphis" is the fourth movie(albeit by a different filmmaker) about the West Memphis Three. In the early 90's three young men(basically teenagers) were convicted of brutally raping and murdering three children in Arkansas.

But through some outside investigation, celebrity involvement, and new DNA evidence it's proven that the justice system failed and they were wrongly convicted. This is a documentary that covers it pretty much from beginning to end, and it's a very fascinating story.

It shows how flawed of a system this country has, and it also shows that when people come together things can change and be set right. The director(Amy Berg) also made a documentary called "Deliver us from Evil" a few years ago that is one of the scariest movies a person can watch.

She is a must watch director for me. The movie gets off to a slow start, and it runs at 2 and half hours, which is very long for a documentary. But it's fascinating material that needs to be seen.

I haven't seen the other three movies(the "Paradise Lost" trilogy") which revolve around the same case, but this makes me want to go back and revisit them. Great film that everyone should watch.