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- 2015
- TV-14
- HBO
- 2015
- TV-14
- HBO
Summary The six-part documentary from Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling features interviews with New York City real estate heir Robert Durst, who was suspected (and acquitted in one case) of three murders.
- 2015
- TV-14
- HBO
- 2015
- TV-14
- HBO
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 8, 2015
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Summary The six-part documentary from Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling features interviews with New York City real estate heir Robert Durst, who was suspected (and acquitted in one case) of three murders.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
75
83% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
17% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Intercut with brief, unobtrusive reenactments and accompanied by a dangerous-sounding music track, The Jinx very much looks like a masterwork of the true crime genre.
With smart use of archival and present-day footage and interviews with people involved replacing the role of Durst himself, The Jinx — Part Two skillfully expands itself to cover even more shocking revelations until we have a map to the full scope of Durst’s crimes and their aftermath at our fingertips.
The Jinx can be a tad too self-referential at times, and unlike the hot-blooded thrill of the podcast “Serial,” this is a story whose particulars can all be found—albeit presented far less well—on Wikipedia. But it’s absorbing, due to the exhaustive research underpinning it and the hook of Durst’s actual, shiftless presence.
This documentary, which promises to twist and turn a bit with each new episode, is one of those macabre sagas that once again proves that truth is stranger than fiction. The most haunting part of The Jinx, though, is Durst himself and his ice-cold eyes. They’ll send chills right up your spine.
It leans into prosecution dramedy less reliant on new bombshell evidence and humanizes the friends and lovers Durst endeared without assuaging their guilt. (An episode centered on Berman is the strongest of the four provided for review.) But the show doesn’t ameliorate the ineffectiveness writ large of true crime at this moment.
Even though we know the outcome, he [Andrew Jarecki] finds room for suspense and intrigue. A deeply serious filmmaker, he also tends to undercut that with questionable choices.
You never get the sense that the filmmaker is pushing beyond prurient interest to uncover a deeper truth, much less discovering something within the subject that makes him seem theoretically redeemable, or at least recognizably human.
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 54 User Ratings
8.1
85% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
9% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
6% Negative
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Production Company:
- HBO Documentary Films
- Hit The Ground Running Films
- Blumhouse Productions
Initial Release Date: Feb 8, 2015
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Television Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
