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Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret (2013)
Not very accurate
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Having followed this case from the beginning, I wondered why it did not follow the actual case. Though the characters do seem to look like the actual people this movie is written for, the acting does not match the personalities of those individuals. This movie also played a part in the hung jury in the actual case, as juror17 claims to have watched this movie, in that, it helped sway her decision to not vote for the death penalty. If that is true or not we will never know. In the end of the movie I had recounted at least a dozen issues with the movie matching the actual evidence obtained in the investigation of Jodi Arias. The actual movements of Jodi Arias would have been more appealing then the mocked scenes added for drama: In that, as an example, Jodi would not have had the time to develop film to plaster all over Travis's bedroom mirror the night she stalked him (having no way to develop film on the spot)- even with a viewer not knowing this case, that scene was impossible- and over reached credibility. With all the 'easy to reach' documentation of this case out there, I cannot understand why the script did not include an actual-factual story line. It causes me to second think any 'based on an actual' story in the future. Why is it important that facts are followed 'in reality movie making?', for the simple reason that juror 17 in the real case, based her inaccurate vote for a horrendous crime, based off of 'spin', from this movie.
Ticket Out (2012)
Leaves the viewer 'hanging'
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An almost believable plot (until the ending), with believable characters. The ending however leaves the viewer to 'rewind' what did I miss? Even with my search of other viewers comments and reading about the movie, plot and thoughts of others "to find an explanation", I still have no idea-- who is who, why..what's the motive of the father. As he shoot's the very person he hired in the end. Confused? to say the least... The most important part of a movie is the ending. It is where all the twist's and turns (and there are plenty in this movie) are supposed to come to a conclusion, where the viewer is enlightened, mesmerized, and in full understanding of the course of events throughout the film. This movie however packed with excitement, lacks a conclusion. It leaves the viewer either waiting for an explanation through dialog in the very last moments, or a 'stay tuned for part two', of which neither arrived.