Directed By:Amy Berg
Written By:Amy Berg, Billy McMillin
West of Memphis
Metascore
Generally Favorable
80
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
89% Positive
24 Reviews
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11% Mixed
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Jan 16, 2013
100
Do we need a fourth film? Yes, I think we do. If you only see one of them, this is the one to choose, because it has the benefit of hindsight.
Feb 27, 2013
91
Thanks to Jackson's involvement as a producer, Berg has time and access Berlinger and Sinofsky didn't, allowing expansion of whatever material that's repeated.
Mar 14, 2013
88
While the “Paradise Lost” films captured events as they unfolded in the heat of battle, West of Memphis has the luxury of at least partial closure.
Nov 25, 2012
80
A superbly detailed account of a notorious miscarriage of justice and how it was gradually unravelled. It's a tad overlong, but the passion, skill and revelations on display will captivate you.
Jan 31, 2013
75
In a well-paced two and a half hours, Berg's film is an ambitious mixture of summary and fresh investigation.
Dec 19, 2012
75
By taking a disturbing and sometimes conflicted look at the prejudices that led to the West Memphis Three's imprisonment, it asks murky questions about how people could get something so wrong for so long.
Dec 18, 2012
40
Berlinger and Sinofksy merely suggested Hobbs might be responsible for the crime; Berg goes in for the kill, inconclusive evidence and docu-ethics be damned. The queasy certainty with which the filmmaker jumps to her conclusions, however, is all too reminiscent of the original prosecutors' zeal. It's hard to imagine how someone could study this case for so long and yet miss its most critical lesson.
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Dec 15, 2013
5
Justice gone wrong. It happens every day, yet it also goes right more often then not. Point is, what does justify that one case of failed justice is held above the others? Are the Memphis 3 special? I think not. It's a tragic case, but there are plenty more in all states, all countries of the world. Difference is that those people aren't interesting enough for celebrities to get involved. Sure, it's cool that legends like Eddie Vedder and Henry Rollins are active for this case, but why just this case? Is it because it's WHITE justice gone wrong? Would it be different, let alone be a movie, if they wore slightly "off colour"? Just wondering...
Production Company:
- Disarming Films
- WingNut Films
Release Date:Dec 25, 2012
Duration:2 h 27 m
Rating:R
Awards
TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
