My problems with this movie...

First off let me say that I think what happened was absolutely horrible and my condolences go out to the families of the victims. That being said, I found this film way too biased to be considered a documentary. I understand that as a friend of the victim it would be very difficult, almost next to impossible, for the film-maker to retain complete objectivity while making this film. However, I had a problem with how he chose to portray the murderer as an absolutely soulless monster lacking any shred of decency, morality or humanity. Anytime she was shown on camera or whenever an audio interview of her was played sinister music would always accompany it along with quick clips of other people describing how utterly broken and evil she was.

I am in no way sympathizing or justifying what she did, I merely want to point out that whenever somebody makes a statement such as "that murderer is an evil person, they should be killed and go to hell and suffer forever and ever," they are pretty much adopting the exact same mentality as said murderer.

For anyone who wishes to counter my point by arguing that a perpetrator of such a heinous crime can not be made sympathetic in any manner, I urge you to read "In Cold Blood." Capote succeeded where many other true-crime narratives failed (including this film) by being able to not only recount the grisly events of a homicide but to also expose the humanity of the killers themselves.

To conclude, I just want to say that when you call out the demons of others you overlook your very own.