Les 3 Crimes de West Memphis

A good, depressing and strong theme with solid actors and a story told as it is, without unnecessary bullshit, embellishing moments and with a minimum of music. Good grim atmosphere, the trial and the gritty scenes of the dead boys out of the water, just a shame about the "open ending" with no explanation of the motives, and I also feel that a lot more could have been made of this cinematically. Anyway, it's a case that definitely deserves attention and to be in people's minds. (06/12/2019)

A solid crime thriller based on true events. The bodies of three young children are found naked, mutilated and tied up in a lake and the suspects are three teenagers who listen to heavy metal music and are believed to be Satan worshippers. Since they are facing the death penalty and there is no direct evidence, Colin Firth offers his services for free and tries to help them at any cost. Bleak atmosphere, great actors, awesome trial scenes and a shocking finale. I have no idea why I ignored this six year old film for so long, but it's definitely worth a watch. 7/10. (14/11/2019)

I’d love to give this a higher rating, but I was sorely disappointed by the narration at the expense of the premise. The parts that are supposed to be shocking completely manage to escape your attention and when it comes to the court scenes, you’re basically falling asleep. I can’t shake the feeling that a premise as interesting as this deserved an atmosphere which would be better, darker and a tad more brutal. Not at the expense of the premise, but at the expense of the atmosphere that wasn’t even there in the first place. The only thing I got from this was a yearning to find out more about this case. However, the movie had already said everything. It was objective and the investigation, which doesn’t even exist in the movie in the form we are used to seeing in films, was described with a pinpoint accuracy. And even when there was the opportunity to speculate, it didn’t really hesitate at all. This makes it all the more ridiculous that they’ve let this case go cold in the US. (31/08/2018)

I think this story could have been handled much better, but on the other hand, I had a good feeling about Reese Witherspoon for the first time in a long while, even though I usually don't enjoy her performances that much. Colin Firth is excellent as always, but this film could have been much colder and even more brutal. Nevertheless, it quite effectively shows how justice is not what it should be, but rather what someone wants it to be. (24/06/2014)