Escena del crimen: Desaparición en el Hotel Cecil

I think this is a fairly smartly put together true crime documentary that at the end of each episode has the viewer exactly where it wants them. It guides us through the stupid internet conspiracy theories spawned by this case and, in the light of all those weird coincidences and mysteries, it makes you wonder whether there actually isn’t something supernatural or an insane conspiracy behind it. The youtubers and other influencers are fair game, of course, and fortunately, in the fourth episode the documentary uses them to make a point: that the real problem is that today every uneducated moron has an opinion about everything and is not afraid to use the internet to share it. Poor Death Metal fan. (11.02.2021)

A new documentary series from Netflix touting the infamous Hotel Cecil, known as a hotbed of violence and death. The hotel has been the stage of several suicides and murders here, and drugs, prostitution, and even the Night Stalker lived there. It is very disappointing that the series focuses on the disappearance of Elisa Lam the whole time. I found it relatively entertaining in the first two episodes, but after four episodes, it begins to repeat itself and becomes a bit boring. The case is interesting as long as you know nothing about it, but in the end, when you find out the truth, you realise that it's not as interesting and creepy as you hoped. I would much rather see the various murders and suicides that took place in the hotel, or even the Skid Row next to it, with homeless people and crime being a daily occurrence, which I found more interesting than the whole Elisa Lam case. It's a shame, the series touts something different than it actually is. It would definitely benefit from being shortened by one episode. 6/10. (11.02.2021)

Netflix demuestra una vez más su buen olfato para encontrar sustancia «true crime» digna de ser adaptada. El tema en sí de Escena del crimen: Desaparición en el Hotel Cecil soporta bien la narración y la mayoría de las veces es muy escalofriante. Sin embargo, en esta ocasión ya se evidencia el gran malestar de las series modernas, cuando el contenido apenas alcanza para la mitad del metraje elegido, por lo que el tiempo restante se maneja con rellenos y estiramientos artificiales. Yo mismo me sentí una hora adelantado mientras la veía: cada vez que tenía una pregunta lógica que merecía una respuesta inmediata, la miniserie se tomaba su tiempo y la planteaba en el siguiente episodio. En otras palabras, todo el misterio podría haberse resuelto en el espacio de un documental de larga duración, o como mucho en una serie de dos partes, sin privar al espectador de nada. Por desgracia, Netflix necesita servir contenidos a granel, y así tenemos un documental estirado más de lo debido, y es una lástima. (14.02.2021)