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- Netflix
- May 10, 2018
- Netflix
- May 10, 2018
Summary The second docuseries from the Duplass brothers for Netflix looks into a 2003 bank robbery in Pennsylvania by a pizza delivery man with a bomb around his neck.
- Netflix
- May 10, 2018
- Netflix
- May 10, 2018
Summary The second docuseries from the Duplass brothers for Netflix looks into a 2003 bank robbery in Pennsylvania by a pizza delivery man with a bomb around his neck.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
71
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The full title is certainly a mouthful, but this is one of those docu-series that doesn't feel like it's laboring, or forcing the issue, to create compelling drama. And in a genre often steeped in hype, for once even the "diabolical" label doesn't feel like hyperbole.
Family feuds and fractured relationships abound in Schroeder’s portrait, which she lays out lucidly and suspensefully, segueing between the feds’ investigation, the conflicting stories and confessions of her primary suspects, and the backstory particulars that shed light on the motivations--and culpability--of all involved.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
7.6
73% Positive
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23% Mixed
7 Ratings
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3% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
7.6
73% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
23% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
3% Negative
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1 Rating
Wow. I’m not rushing to judgement but this could be... Love? Best storytelling ever? I’ve never felt this before. It’s really really good.
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SEASON 1
Gripping documentary from beginning to end. One of the most disturbing true crime films I have watched. Reminded me a bit of the Jinx, which was also fantastic.
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SEASON 1
In short, Evil Genius is the kind of documentary that lives and dies by its story. Luckily, it’s a compelling one.
Borzillieri's commitment and the access he obtains make these episodes intense and uncomfortable, showcasing a parade of scuzzy and unreliable narrators. Borzillieri's crusading intensity is also the most frustrating part of Evil Genius, because it confuses the authorship and focus of the entire series.
In Evil Genius, Mr. Borzillieri offers an attempt at an “ah-ha!” moment in the final episode. But the filmmakers’ thesis is not completely convincing. Other evidence presented in Evil Genius suggests a less clean cut, more nuanced scenario may be closer to the truth.
A dry, erratic recollection of events.
I didn't know anything about this incident before watching this and I was riveted. It was very disturbing yet engrossing; even though it was tough going I had to watch it all in one night as the film really gets you invested in uncovering the truth. If you're into crime stories definitely check this out.
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SEASON 1
Once I got over the initial shock of the video of the bank robbery suspect in the first episode, "Evil Genius" became a fascinating glimpse into mental illness and true evil. I made sure not to read up on the true story as I continued watching the episodes and I am glad I waited until after. Fiction writers could not have come up with a better plot. The documentary was well done and structured. It kept me questioning who did what and why until the very end.
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SEASON 1
The Duplass brothers have excellent editing and writing skills. This is very apparent in the riveting first episode. However it can't sustain a story and characters that are not as compelling as their last Netflix project on the Indian guru. By the middle of episode 2 you already start tired of the two main protagonists.
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SEASON 1
This is a 3-hr story over 4 episodes and you don't get all the answers, you don't get closure so this can't be a 9 or 10, it's a 7 at best. I give a 4 because with better editing this should've been a 1 hr event. There's WAY too much background about the players involved that really leads nowhere; they're basically white trash scum who lived in their own filth. Also WAY too much time spent on Marjorie and Bill leading police down rabbit holes, that could all just be summed up in a few minutes. It did once again show the public, though, how incompetent FBI and local police investigations can be and how white trash idiots still got away with murder! Two murders! They were only convicted of bank robbery and one prior-convict got full immunity! Pathetic, not the film's fault but this could've and should've been told within an hour's span. You just don't string people along for unsatisfying conclusions.
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