❮ Lorena
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Feb 15, 2019
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
User score
Mixed or Average
5.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
89% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Feb 15, 2019
100
Over the course of four hours, we get to know Lorena as a human being, from her naive Catholic upbringing to her wise middle age. Twenty-five years after her trial, we owe Lorena Gallo an apology. This documentary is a good first step.
Feb 22, 2019
80
The four-part documentary Lorena, however, goes beyond the headlines about the woman who cut off her husband's penis, yielding a thoughtful, comprehensive look at domestic abuse and how the media covers high-profile stories.
Feb 13, 2019
80
Lorena is compelling not because it’s a well-done look at a wild and notorious true-crime case. It’s compelling because, in a way, watching it involves an examination of our past as well as our present.
Feb 12, 2019
75
It’s fascinating. Going in, it might be hard to imagine how four long hours were needed to explore the nuances and implications of the single act that made Lorena Bobbitt famous. But four hours later, it all make sense.
Feb 22, 2019
70
Lorena may not be a perfect work of art, but it’s a solid step forward for empathy in media.
Jan 29, 2019
70
One of “Lorena” strongest attributes is that it features interviews with not just Lorena and John, but their neighbors and co-workers, first responders and medical specialists, domestic violence experts and comedians, judge and jury. ... The series’ attention to detail is painstakingly thorough, which is sometimes to its detriment.
Jan 29, 2019
50
The frustration of Lorena is that there are many reasons the story is relevant today and worthy of closer examination and reexamination. Many of them are covered here. It just takes too long to get there.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.8
63% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
5% Mixed
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32% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Feb 26, 2019
7
The Amazon Prime docuseries on Lorena Bobbitt gives us a pretty in-depth look into each case surrounding the infamous evening and even dives into what happens after. The show is informative and is watchable from start to finish. There is nothing truly groundbreaking about series and I am not a fan of generic replacements to make up for footage that doesn’t exist but when all is said it done, its a fine watch. 6.5 out of 10
