Right up front to point out all the flaws of this Netflix documentary: the constant reenactments look fake (although they do use askew angles) and are repeated too much, as are particular photos of Jeffrey Dahmer, ranging from childhood to before he was caught to after his capture... it's as if the filmmakers could only afford a few images you could find on Google and had to stretch them out for...
Well that's the other problem... Three episodes is one episode too long... This would have worked better in two parts... And by doing the skipping-all-over-the-place non-linear approach, it's confusing knowing exactly where we are in his life...
That aside, this is actually more effective than the Evan Peters Netflix miniseries because hearing from the actual infamous killer is more interesting (and yes, more creepy) than an actor who studied the same recordings (including the Stone Philips interview, which isn't shown here) and was basically doing a lethargic imitation...
While Jeffrey Dahmer was very mellow, that was after he was arrested... He had enough charm to talk his way away from cops (not only because he was white) and to charm handsome, intelligent men into going to his apartment...
So CONVERSATIONS provides a far broader picture of not only his stalking and killing methods, both from him and various reporters and lawyers... his female lawyer being the centerpiece throughout... but provides a glimpse into the twisted mind far more effectively than the movie, so loaded with a race agenda it stops being an interest true crime story... for true crime buffs.
Well that's the other problem... Three episodes is one episode too long... This would have worked better in two parts... And by doing the skipping-all-over-the-place non-linear approach, it's confusing knowing exactly where we are in his life...
That aside, this is actually more effective than the Evan Peters Netflix miniseries because hearing from the actual infamous killer is more interesting (and yes, more creepy) than an actor who studied the same recordings (including the Stone Philips interview, which isn't shown here) and was basically doing a lethargic imitation...
While Jeffrey Dahmer was very mellow, that was after he was arrested... He had enough charm to talk his way away from cops (not only because he was white) and to charm handsome, intelligent men into going to his apartment...
So CONVERSATIONS provides a far broader picture of not only his stalking and killing methods, both from him and various reporters and lawyers... his female lawyer being the centerpiece throughout... but provides a glimpse into the twisted mind far more effectively than the movie, so loaded with a race agenda it stops being an interest true crime story... for true crime buffs.
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