When They See Us

This is bad. Another overhyped drama for intellectuals and girls who cry. Five teenagers are accused of an attack in Central Park (obviously they don’t show the rape). The film spends one hour at the police station where they are forced under psychological pressure to confess their guilt. It's somewhat watchable, but nothing really interesting or new happened, no empathy or emotions whatsoever. However, the highlight is episode 2, which takes place in court. I definitely enjoyed the trial and Vera Farmiga plays a nice bastard willing to sacrifice the lives of five young people for her career. That’s where the series should have ended, but there are another three hours of material that no one cares about, nothing fucking happens there!! I had no connection to the characters, so it was comparable to the suffering of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I fell asleep three times and almost deleted Netflix, I was so pissed off. Two stars for the trial, otherwise a showcase of everything I hate in movies. 3/10. (25.03.2021)