I Was Lorena Bobbitt

The former Ms. Bobbitt (now Lorena Gallo) appears on screen not so much narrating as annotating the story playing out, which is always dire and often harrowing. ... Ms. Montalvo is a charmer, despite the events she’s portraying, and Mr. Humphrey’s John probably does the real Mr. Bobbitt a favor: Beneath the brutality and loutishness is a glimmer of intelligence that was missing in the interviews Mr. Bobbitt himself gave to the makers of the “Lorena” documentary.