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- Feb 5, 2023
- MGM+
- Feb 5, 2023
Summary The four-part documentary series directed by R.J. Cutler looks into the life of Jack Roland Murphy, who stole the Star of India sapphire from New York's Museum of Natural History in 1964 and committed other crimes.
- MGM+
- Feb 5, 2023
- MGM+
- Feb 5, 2023
Season Premiere: Feb 5, 2023
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Summary The four-part documentary series directed by R.J. Cutler looks into the life of Jack Roland Murphy, who stole the Star of India sapphire from New York's Museum of Natural History in 1964 and committed other crimes.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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While it begins in relatively straightforward fashion, by its conclusion, it damningly exposes the real Murf while calling into question a culture that celebrated him and a legal system that set him free.
As nascent true crime sensations go, a fan of the genre could do worse than Jack Murphy and the chronicle of Murf the Surf.
Stories about the redemption of criminals are usually more interesting when the subjects are still being criminal, although this one makes a good argument that the misbehavior never really stopped. ... Mr. Cutler does not make his presence very obvious, but he does get terrific stuff out of his various interview subjects, who include Murphy's wife, Kitten; the legendary Miami crime reporter Edna Buchanan; and several of Murphy's old cronies.
A generally overlong, unsatisfying program.
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