Parkland: Inside Building 12 (2018) User Reviews

Heartbreaking

[kirstenroper · 7/10 · 10 January 2021]

A very real, raw, emotional exploration of the entirely avoidable tragedy that unfolded on Valentines Day 2018.

Unfortunately the director is at various points grossly insensitive and intrusive in his questioning of survivors in a way that is very uncomfortable to watch.

Enjoyed but...

[mleibrock · 8/10 · 29 March 2024]

Documentary is well done and I enjoyed as much as you can a documentary on such a horrific tragedy. However.... The interviewer conversing with the parents was too straightforward. He comes across as harsh and truly lacking in compassion.. kind of ruins the whole thing as I became distracted by my anger for this guy who I believe is the director, Charlie Minn.

Graphics at the beginning are very well done and as the dots change from green to yellow or blue, your heart really breaks because these are such senseless lives lost.

I wish they would have delved a little more into the shooters possible motivations and outcome.

"Being There"

[itsamejan · 10/10 · 20 May 2019]

A documentary is, unlike a movie, where you get to meet the actual people who were involved in an incident and in the two hours that I watched, I felt that I was hearing from people whose lives were deeply changed as was mine, from just listening to them. I stand in awe of their bravery.

Thought it was very moving and actually see what happen!

[crybaby-30283 · 10/10 · 14 May 2019]

I thought this documentary was very well done! It showed what actually happen in that school building. With 17 murdered and 15 injured. It wasn't drawn out or boring, very raw and brought a lot of emotion to the shooting. It's so very sad how a expelled student walked in with a gun and shot up 3 floors in a school building. The police didn't get there in time, the security officer (who had a gun! Didn't go in and help. The police was warned and few days prior and didn't take the warning seriously enough. You get a look right into the school and how the shooter went to each floor and just shot all these kids and teachers and then exited the building when he was done! It's a very good documentary and I highly recommend it.

To real for a family member to get past 15 minutes

[vartripe · 10/10 · 23 June 2019]

I highly recommend a warning for individuals who lost someone in a mass shooting be added. There is not currently one and after less than 15 minutes I could watch no more. For those who don't know what it is like this is very educational but for those who have lost someone in this manner a disclaimer should be added because this was damaging to my recovery from grief because I didn't understand how real it would be because there was no opening disclaimer to warn me.

Terrible interviewer

[jurassicterminator · 2/10 · 1 October 2021]

Insensitive, totally rude questions, I deeply feel for the victims but the interviewer/director is not the right person who should have done this movie at all.

Asking questions to victims with survivor's guilt like "how do you live with that every day?" is downright stupid and outrageously insensitive. The guy has an emotional IQ of about zero.

Heartwrenching and Important

[marenasbartell · 9/10 · 13 June 2019]

Seeing this was incredibly important, but so, so incredibly sad. I am so lucky to have never been through something so tragic and terrifying, and after the event I was scared our school (also in Florida) would be next. It's incredibly scary to think about and my heart goes to every victim who died that day, to the ones who never got to graduate like I did. To the students and faculty who will forever be traumatized by this event, my heart goes to them. Please just be aware of everything going around you and stay safe.

I'm sorry for the victims.

[ryanny-29751 · 1/10 · 16 January 2020]

I'm sorry that the victims of this tragic event had to relive their memories for this terrible documentary. The director/interviewer comes off as inexperienced and insensitive. Very difficult to watch these victims get interviewed as the interviewer forces reactions out of them.

The Documentary was Extraordinary

[rozyber · 9/10 · 15 August 2020]

It is a shame that this keeps happening, but the silence at the end of the documentary seems to be a little ridiculous

Agendas Abound

[tomtpcarpe · 3/10 · 26 July 2022]

The director turned what could have been an important documentary into exploitation at its worst. The gut-wrenching questions to the families and the survivors were absolutely shameful. The 20/20 hindsight and finger pointing clearly show where the director wanted this tripe to go. If you enjoy suffering and the blame game, watch this one. If you don't, watch something else. This film is terrible in every sense.

Enough Sensationalism

[MustBeGus · 5/10 · 7 April 2020]

The director used cheap, dramatic questions to provoke sensationalistic answers from victims and witnesses. There's always someone who will exploit tragedy for personal gain. The film does offer interesting perspectives from witnesses, but the directors sensationalistic tactics are deplorable and desperate.

Sad attempt to sensationalize

[Coreyfontenot · 1/10 · 9 May 2019]

The line of questioning from the director are completely insensitive and inappropriate. This is a sad attempt to capitalize on a tragedy.

Sorry but its way too soon and the trial wasn't even over when this was made & released

[nkessler-37512 · 1/10 · 25 October 2022]

The trial was still going on and families mourning when this was being filmed and released for entertainment. This is not entertainment these are real lives that were ruined. I grew up 5 mins away from this school and had friends who went here. We are deeply effected by this and the who shall not be named is not even getting the death penalty. Please PLEASE consider our feelings and what we have been through before releasing a film for entertainment. I hope the proceeds go to the family's effected by this horrible event.

Its good to spread the word but this is so terrible.

Apparently my review is too short so here.

show what is real.

[sweetwentworth · 3/10 · 11 June 2019]

Watching this video moved me very deeply, sadly those who made this film were only focused on the awards they expected. my very first review so yes you can kiss it. this is not an isolated event, what gave these guys the advantage was the cell phone footage of the beginning (the other events like this did not have cell phones so those that told the story made a lot of money) sad, i FEEL for everyone involved. victims and police. NO ONE knows how they will react unless you are there..despite your training. STOP ROMANTICIZING EVIL. be real. i love you. tragedy is tragedy, i am hugging you.

Minn is a Crap Director and Storyteller

[kvnnagel · 1/10 · 3 May 2021]

Watch any of his Garbage documentaries.. Finger Pointing and Hindsight. Clearly a Liberalistic view.. and Minn shouldn't be allowed to videotape a Christmas Concert .

Let's blame the police again...

[Ashleygeorge33 · 1/10 · 22 June 2021]

Honestly I don't get how this director keeps making movies In every movie he blames the situation on the police I started this movie being like he finally is actually talking about the victims and the survivors and not blaming anyone but the shooter Nope asks very inappropriate questions That to be honest if I had gone through that event I would have been so upset And obviously again blames everything on police officers STOP LETTING HIM MAKE MOVIES !

Moving But in Poor Taste

[rwilder0603-411-211949 · 4/10 · 7 October 2023]

I'm glad the stories of all of these babies were told, and there lives remembered, and the heroes inside the school - the faculty and other students - were told. And the young person who speaks at the very end is incredibly powerful. And im glad they gave zero time to the story, name or face of the shooter. He deserves ZERO screen time. That's the positive. The negative? So many exploitative questions, and shame on them for repeatedly showing the shot children still in the classroom. It did NOTHING but exploit the children harmed and torment the survivors and families. As a journalism major myself, it makes me sad what this production did with total and complete lack of journalistic integrity, and worse, lack of compassion.