7/10
Excellent up to a point.
8 June 2020
What an evil creep Epstein was, and this documentary covers the rise of this sleaze-ball reasonably well. Where it is lacking is in not EXPLAINING well enough how he got away with so much - several times he was credited with being a great salesman, but that can't be all. There are several disappointing omissions. To name a few:-
  • How did he get the teaching job at Dalton (from AG Barr's father, no less - not mentioned here. Why?)?
  • No real explanation for the sweetheart deal he got from Acosta in Florida. Incredible deal, that even gave immunity to all his associates! There is a book just in that deal.
  • his death. Probably, they were just about finished with the documentary when he died, so the end feels rushed. They cover the doubt about his "suicide" (virtually no one believes it was). Could they have done more digging?
  • they didn't really dig deep enough into all his enablers. It was hinted he had "kompromat" on lots of people he provided girls to (they said his house was extensively covered by CCTV, inside & out)
  • "collaborators" like Dershowitz were allowed to give their version virtually unchallenged
Very well made, but the analysis & investigation seemed to pull their punches. Were they afraid of lawsuits?
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