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1. carelessxwhisper from United States says:

   February 22, 2011 at 12:00 am

   Better than expected.

   *** This review may contain spoilers ***

   Before I saw the previews of this film, I was fairly unfamiliar with
   the events it portrayed. I had seen a news clip or two, but, although I
   don't live under a rock, I must admit I don't too much keep up with
   this kind of headline.

   I wondered, "How could they charge a woman of raping another female?" I
   guess I'm just that inept.

   On to the film: the acting was solid, especially from Hayden, who was
   convincing both as a victim and as a could-be criminal. Though I was
   mostly prone to believe she was indeed involved in her murder. It felt
   *slightly* more biased to the "guilty" perspective and didn't shed much
   light on the idea she may be innocent, as many people believe.

   Also, I feel as though the trial wasn't adequate in that much of the
   evidence was never brought out, let alone elaborated upon.

   Despite a few flaws, it was an enjoyable, if not educational (in
   telling some of the actual case information) movie. Especially for a
   made-for- TV Lifetime movie.

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2. Remnant_Of_The_Abyss from United States says:

   February 22, 2011 at 12:00 am

   Disappointing

   *** This review may contain spoilers ***

   Hayden Panettiere (Amanda Knox) turns in a brilliant performance which
   makes this worth watching. Also notable is Vincent Riotta (Guiliano
   Mignini) as the chief investigator and prosecuting attorney.

   The movie comes across as fairly impartial, yet with all of the
   evidence against Knox I became fairly convinced of her guilt after
   watching this. Prior to this I had assumed she may be innocent.

   The portrayal of the investigation is well done and I think it covers
   all the aspects of the case. However this movie falls down in it's
   rushed courtroom trial. It is here that so many questions go
   unanswered. For example, during the investigation, one of Knox's
   roommates informed Mignini that Amanda had told her that Kercher's
   throat had been cut. Knox could not have known this from the murder
   scene where she only had a glance of the body which was covered in a
   blanket; only the killer (or one of the killers) would have known that.
   This key testimony is never brought out by the prosecution in the
   trial.

   Overall, this is a decent TV movie that will get you up to speed about
   many of the details surrounding this real life crime drama. But If
   you're already well informed about this international case, you'll most
   likely find this film shallow and not worth your time.

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