Told as a story, the case itself is fascinating, however what makes it so compelling are the one-on-one conversations captured on film.

| Feb 3, 2022

Prepare to be terrified and infuriated as the filmmakers detail how an overzealous Italian prosecutor and a global tabloid press thirsty for a sensational story joined forces to wreck a young woman's life...

| Dec 29, 2021

Amanda Knox is a solid, refreshingly straight-forward look at this knotty case.

| Aug 20, 2021

No extra fluff is added to the re-examination of this story, from the simple stills of the apartment to the frank discussions each person involved has with the camera.

| Original Score: A | May 10, 2019

Smart enough to ask its viewers why exactly they're finding so much enjoyment in watching this horror show unfold, this is true crime done right.

| Dec 5, 2018

But this movie is lacking a truly inquisitive eye, unwilling to go beyond the surface level of sleazy tabloid journalism that defined the case then and continues to now.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 1, 2018

What is certain is that the documentary is not interested in the people of color involved in the case.

| Aug 3, 2018

Rather, beneath the film's superficial status as a simple, factual summary of events, lies a tongue-in-cheek, cutting and ultimately chilling critique of sensationalism, selfishness and self-delusion.

| Mar 21, 2018

... fundamental sensationalism bubbling under a patina of seriousness, exemplified by cocoon-like, squarely composed, quasi-Errol Morris interview sessions...

| Oct 12, 2017

The powerful new documentary "Amanda Knox" emphasizes the spike in awareness of sexism just since 2007.

| Jun 23, 2017

Amanda Knox has been gussied up with dramatic music and slow-motion camera effects that reinforce the notion that it is entertainment. This, of course, is an insult to the memory of Kercher, who died horribly and is dead forever.

| Jun 20, 2017

Eventually, the missing pieces -- and the Amanda Knox case is undoubtedly one of missing pieces -- outshine the compelling elements the doc does provide (again, Amanda Knox! as primary talking head!), leaving audiences only wanting more.

| Original Score: C+ | Jan 2, 2017

Directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn do a good job of keeping things balanced and of illustrating the ways in which sensationalism can be misleading.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 22, 2016

Compelling true-crime story.

| Original Score: B | Dec 16, 2016

Unfortunately, Amanda Knox veers more in the direction of reproducing a sensational story rather than providing valuable analysis of it.

| Dec 5, 2016

Amanda Knox constantly toys with the idea of viewer perception and pre-conceived notions, knowing that even the smallest glance or crack in one's voice can be interpreted to "prove" innocence or guilt -- depending on what you want to believe.

| Oct 31, 2016

For a viewer who chose to avoid the salacious, never-ending 온라인카지노추천 and tabloid coverage of its namesake, Amanda Knox makes for succinct, involving viewing.

| Oct 13, 2016

It is a film that will arouse more tension and suspense than the other works of action and mayhem out this period.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 12, 2016

Docu on sensationalized murder trial has graphic depictions.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 11, 2016

While [the documentarians] deserve plaudits for convincing Knox to talk to them, they hardly miss a chance, themselves, to exploit both her looks and her tears.

| Oct 7, 2016