I started watching "The Jinx" one night, hungover and tired, and fell asleep within 10 minutes. Two days later after finding myself in another alcohol induced state I decided to watch it - this time it was a slight hangover with a more tired effect. After watching the first episode I was enthralled and curious to find out what happened next - what's the hurt in one more episode, right?... 6 hours later, I found myself finished the entire series with my mouth to the floor.
Without giving anything away, this is a crime documentary that goes above and beyond what the genre will dictate. After finishing, and finding myself reading review after review to try to find some sense in what you have watched - there is a moment where you stumble on the comparisons to different crime documentary genres - such as: Serial, Dateline, the entire ID Network. This, however, is incorrect - being as the only comparison is the genre.
"The Jinx: The Life and Deaths Of Robert Durst" should be seen as one of the crowning achievements of television. A gripping drama about the grey lines of our society, the dark individuals that slither in between these lines, and the big money that turns its cheek in the sake of continual prominence.
Without giving anything away, this is a crime documentary that goes above and beyond what the genre will dictate. After finishing, and finding myself reading review after review to try to find some sense in what you have watched - there is a moment where you stumble on the comparisons to different crime documentary genres - such as: Serial, Dateline, the entire ID Network. This, however, is incorrect - being as the only comparison is the genre.
"The Jinx: The Life and Deaths Of Robert Durst" should be seen as one of the crowning achievements of television. A gripping drama about the grey lines of our society, the dark individuals that slither in between these lines, and the big money that turns its cheek in the sake of continual prominence.