The hook for the show is that we will be immersed in a 3-D re-creation of the shot in question, but this actually reveals very little, except a director giving a tour of a frozen CGI set. ... [The shots were] triumphal, which doesn't necessarily spell perfection. ... Indications thus far, however, are that Ms. DuVernay is more interested in how a filmmaker was empowered by his or her own filmmaking, something that's very personal and not all that interesting.

Superfans of a specific film or director who seek a nugget or two of insight they haven’t already uncovered might find something of value in individual episodes. But beyond that, One Perfect Shot isn’t the compelling submersion into the art of film you’d likely prefer it to be.