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And with that I don't mean Mrs. Anthony. Because it seems as if there may be plenty of reasons to go for reasonable doubt and none of us will ever be able to know what really happened. Personally, I'm just glad I didn't have to be on that jury and forced to give an opinion on what had likely happened. Also, I'm equally glad I don't know her personally. Because then I'd probably felt forced to be in the absolute impossible situation to have an opinion about her. And - even if she was/is completely innocent - I'd probably always have this nagging voice in the back of my head: is she, or isn't she a murderer. So, if she is innocent - and, again, it seems as if there is more than enough for reasonable doubt - what a terrible burden to live with for her. Also, how potentially unspeakable that the only person who may know that she speaks the truth could be her potentially child-rapist father - which would again tie her in the most despicable way to him for life. What a terrible, terrible situation.

But the self-righteousness I mean is the one of all these people here who are so very sure they know what happened because 'they would never react the way she did', or have 'this gut feeling', or because they just never in their lives have been in situations that are just not 'normal' but instead deeply traumatizing - or just have watched way too much inflammatory trash TV. Is it possible she made everything up? For sure. But the absolute same goes for the opposite. Everyone who has in any way experience with childhood trauma or sexual abuse knows that everything she says (including the timeline to only speak out now) would make perfect sense as well. Makes me only wonder about all these people here who seem to deeply enjoy their hatred towards a convenient target.

Also, the cop saying that there was no evidence of sexual abuse is almost cute in it's naivité because this is the very thing that an incestuous child-rapists will make sure of: that there will never be any evidence. So, what an unprofessional thing to say. Again, not saying it did happen (who I am to even have an opinion about it) - but the lack of evidence is not at all the evidence of the opposite. Not to mention: she seem to have talked about it before her kid died.

I also don't understand why people have no issue at all to write that they 'hate her' for telling her story and to say that'd be 'making everything about herself'. Wow. Self-righteous to no end. After all, there were obviously enough people closely associated with her who thought she deserved to tell her own side of the story - probably particularly in light of everything that has been told ABOUT her. Also: this was not a series called 'remembering the little daughter' - it was about giving her the opportunity to tell her side of the story. And that much she should be allowed to do. NO ONE was forced to listen. Also: imagine for one second everything she said was true. Maybe it wasn't. But if it was: actively denying a victim the right to speak their own truth would make us potenitally complicit in shutting up a victim. What an impossible situation all of this is. So, I don't see how expressing hatred here would make any of this remotely better.

So, if we are in a judgemental mood: the only judgement we should maybe make is about the people here who enjoy spreading their own hatred about a person and a person's story they know nothing about except what trash TV enraged them with.

Regarding the docu-series in itself: I think it has the right to exist. And maybe it's even important so we can learn to shut up about things we don't know anything about for sure.

Starting with the good here: the actors are all doing a decent job. Which is why I gave it 2 instead of only one star.

However - everything is the movie looks like a terribly desperate attempt to make money with it without putting the work in it. Everything in this movie that is obviously supposed to make the audience laugh is so far-fetched and not at all funny that it hurts to watch. Nothing about this movie feels genuine. Whether it's that one character alledgedly can't sleep just because of a chirping bird (and making this almost the entire story of this central character), whether it's the entire premise of a woman whose job it is to make guys move out of their parent's basements (ridiculous!), whether it's the fact that everything comes to a conclusion in the most ridiculously far-fetched way - by kidnapping the main characters, tying one half of the romantic couple up and stuffing him in a closet, trapping both of them in a room, and then watch them via 23 cameras on a big screen in a café... just pathetic.

So, this movie is nothing more than the attempt to take a paying audience that loves beautifully narated rom-coms for fools. Just stay away - such a waste of time and great cast.

Firstly: not absolutely everything was bad about this movie. Di Caprio and Pitt are really great actors. Also, there were these two minutes in the end when the whole sh***t came finally down on the characters: these two minutes were just hilarious.

Also, Tarantino's idea to make everyone expect to see the Tate-massakar was a nice one.

But other than that it was first of all: incredibly boring. Soooooo booooring. Not nearly as boring as The Hateful 8 - but sooooo incredibly boring anyway. Among other things probably also because Tarantino did obvoiulsy decide to pass on a dramaturgy almost altogether in this movie. So almost every scene was completely random and each could have been easily replaced with another one - it would have made no difference whatsoever.

Then there was Tarantino's completely outdated depiction of men and women: it seems, for him females can be smart and bad-ass - just as long as they are not yet or not any more menstruating. All other female characters are only used by him as sex phantasies without any meaning, inner life, or thoughts.In this movie not one female character had any interesting storyline at all. Regarding female characters it just seemed (again) that Tarantino's mind is hopelessly stuck in the 90th - like he is having the mind of a very old, ancient guy.

Unsually, Tarantino is the admirable king of film music. This time, even the music was not interesting at all and didn't do anything for the movie.

In terms of directing, this entire movie was just a terribly sloppy thing.

After his last two completely dispensable movies I think, Tarantino needs a nice, long break from directing. He is starting to become this sad Woody Allen figure: Allen should have stopped making his completely insignificant movies at least 25 years ago. But everyone has mercy enough to tolerate his obvious need to constantly make annoying and pointless movies anyway: as his little hobby because this is probably better for Allen than vegetating in a nurcing home.Let's hope, Tarantino has more self awareness than Allen.

However lastly, since Tarantino gave us these stunning master pieces Inglorious Basterds and Django - I absolutely forgive him for his last to failiures.

But please, Quentin, wait with your next movie until you have to say another great thing instead of nothing.

Although there was a good premise to the show - a therapist who hijacks her patient's lives - the show was terrible. It starts with the lead actress who did the worst job of her career: her portrait of a therapist is painfully wooden and there was not one believable moment in her pretending to be a therapist.

Then, the show was one of the most boring shows ever. Just skip from episode one to episode 10 and you've seen it all and you won't miss a thing. Because, there is nothing going on that wouldn't have been predictable after the first episode anyway. Or anything that would be intriguing enough to even captivate somehow.

And the show does not live up to it's promising premise - they just gave the idea away without using it's great potential. They just wasted it.

So, unfortunately, that was a terrible waste of time, talent and opportunities to tell something entertaining and worth watching.

Well, first I was rather unsure about the show because of its weird rich-people-problems-vibe and all these women who made their lives so insignificant by just marrying some guy and suffocating and helicoptering their kids - and with nothing to do at all. Their lives seem just like an endless occupational therapy.

But then - although these women keep being annoyingly redundant (except for Woodley's character, though) - the show became incredibly insightful and sensitive and I have never seen a show that painted such a precise picture about abusive relationships - they did it brilliantly and partly even in an eye-opening way.

And all three main actresses do an amazing job. I was never that fond of either Witherspoon or Kidman - but in this show I like watching them. They have so much respect for their characters. And they even manage to make these unnerving people somehow likable. Particularly Witherspoon. But that is just because it's painful to watch how Kidman ruined her face surgically. As an actress, Kidman does an amazing job too. And respect to both for producing the show. Also, Woodley is such a natural and perfectly cast.

And yes - I'm not even sure why - the show captured me each episode more - and I could absolutely watch way more of it than just 7 episodes.

So - well done, guys & thank you****

This IMO is the best anti-war movie that has ever been made. Because it is so full of LIFE! It shows how wonderful life can be! I don't care about the drugs or that typical 70th polygamy stuff but about all these warm hearted very modest people who care for each other. Who live their lifes - no matter what - with everything they have and are. So I've never seen a better approach for an anti-war movie. Usually it's all about watching people getting killed. Which - for me - is staying within the logic of war instead of showing what life can be...

It is somehow a very simple and naive and moral look at things - but exactly because of that it is a very strong reminder of what makes life worth living.

Not to mention how beautiful some songs have been performed - it is such a shame that Cheryl Barnes never tried to develop a career worthy of her incredible talent!

This movie although the costumes are so very typical 70ig is timeless.

Also - every time I watch it I get excited and even happy!