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- Netflix
- Nov 11, 2020
- Netflix
- Nov 11, 2020
Summary The eight-part documentary series directed by Remy Burkel loooks at the case of Sean K. Ellis, who was accused of killing a Boston policeman in 1993 and sought to overturn his conviction over 22 years and four trials.
- Netflix
- Nov 11, 2020
- Netflix
- Nov 11, 2020
Summary The eight-part documentary series directed by Remy Burkel loooks at the case of Sean K. Ellis, who was accused of killing a Boston policeman in 1993 and sought to overturn his conviction over 22 years and four trials.
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Riveting. ... These directors do not disappoint.
Fans of either work [“Murder on a Sunday Morning” and “The Staircase,”] will find much to like in the legal labyrinths and behavioral complexities of “Trial 4.”
Clearly, there’s a lot to admire about “Trial 4,” but it suffers from a common problem in recent docuseries (looking at you, “The Vow”) in that there’s a five or six-episode version of this story that feels more urgent. The story of Sean Ellis should rage with righteous anger, but the length of this project allows that to dissipate more than it needed to. Still, I won’t forget this story, and anyone who commits eight hours of their life to it will likely feel the same.
Ever since Netflix helped launch the modern true-crime docuseries craze with "Making a Murderer" five years ago, networks and services have been seeking stories with similar heft. Trial 4 fits that bill -- dealing with police misconduct, systemic racism and a miscarriage of justice -- without quite reaching those levels, mostly due to stretching the project over a few-too-many parts.
Trial 4 takes some time to get going, and the first episode ironically shows very little of Sean Ellis, it’s still a compelling story of corruption and the determination of a man to clear his name.
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