Tries to be Paradise Lost but the problem is that it's horribly dishonest and leaves out huge details to paint this narrative of this "aww shucks" hillbilly who got fucked by the government. Truth is, Steven Avery is a sociopath who murdered Teresa Halbach with 100% certainty. I encourage you to read about his other crimes which include molesting his own family member and lighting a cat on fire just because. If you fell for this, congrats, now you see why film is used as propaganda.

More of a study in audience manipulation than anything else. Spend 10 minutes reading about the case (after the long 10 hour viewing time), and you'll see what evidence and information was conveniently left out of the documentary. Avery is a shitty human being. His 2nd wife tried to off herself with rat poison to get away from him. He was also attempting to build a "torture chamber." Just because the state is full of assholes who suck at their profession doesn't make Avery an innocent man.

The question this documentary poses has little to do with guilt and everything to do with the process. The real question is: Did Steve and Brendan get a fair trial? The answer is no. Not at all.

Just a few of the million things I could say about this. Google image search Dolores Avery to see not only how depressing this show is, but how depressing middle America is. Dean Strang may be the only likable person in Wisconsin. How does Steven Avery get 2 wives and a girlfriend while I"m over here with 0 rape/murder convictions all by myself? This definitely feels less fair and unbiased than its contemporaries (Paradise Lost and The Thin Blue LIne). Will the Packers win the Superbowl in 2016?

Always watchable soap opera that at least makes a pretty strong case for a Brendan Dassey retrial but fails to land a killer blow in the Avery case and so the final episode tends to drift nowhere fast. Nor does it ever truly find its way inside the situation in the manner that was done in, for example, THE STAIRCASE. Nevertheless, numerous inadequacies of the American justice system are made plain (including the role of television, which is not really thematised as such). A bit un-self-critical.

Expertly examines some of the systemic failures of our justice system. Without getting in to the outcome or my belief about innocence or guilt, it's absolutely clear that there was wild police, prosecutor, and defense attorney misconduct here. I'm frankly astounded that two attorneys in particular have not been disbarred (one for reasons unrelated to the Avery case). Edit: S2 brings this down a bit. I appreciate they wanted to address everything, but it becomes a slog.

I was only going to watch an episode or two before going to bed, but I ended up getting totally caught up in the misfortune of Steven Avery that I stayed up all night watching the whole 10 episodes! An amazing look into how dangerous local law can be, and how hopeless it is to fight it once you're on the wrong side of the wrong people. Scary in fact. This does get a little stagnant with the later episodes with endless trials and you can't help but feel it was a little one-sided.

MaM is a well manufactured documentary with no other focus diluting its subject. My main issue though, is how heavily slanted the depiction is towards the subject, in saying that, it had to be to paint the picture that injustice had occurred. Still, we rarely see any counter-balance argument that doesn't have an underhanded reason as to why it made the final edit. It's such a sensational story it's worth a watch for the debate afterwards, all while Avery sits in a cell trying to learn the law.

A well-made documentary that is hurt by the the film-makers deliberately distorting the truth to paint a one-sided narrative. If the documentary had decided to focus more on the failure of the American justice system as whole it might have been worth overlooking key pieces of evidence as it did. As a factual look into the actual case it is borderline criminal, pun intended.

I was going to give a much higher score but after reading some reviews here and doing a little research...

bar tirst 2-3 episodes, making a murderer is a thrilling courtroom tale of justice and lack thereof.

Chocking and well-documented insight into the rotten sides of the American "justice" system

Biased documentary, too bad, as it's technically very well crafted. Steven did it.

Does it get any scarier than this?

This docuseries made me feel so many things. Sadness, frustration and a kind of helplessness. But most of all: anger. As I got to the end of the series and slowly realized that there was not gonna be a Hollywood-like happy ending my compassion for Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey grew stronger along with the anger for the Manitowoc law enforcement. I really hope that somehow with a little miracle these two innocent men will be set free very soon.

One of the best, if not the best, crime docu-series ever made. I would pay a lot to find out what actually happened in this case. Gives you an understanding of how f*** up and corrupt the cops and the legal justice system in the US are. Hoping for a season 3.

S1: 72, S2: 70

i mean, scott and bobby did it, right?

Definitely a good portrayal of NE Wisconsin and the types of people that live there- decent when I watched the first time but don’t know that I need to go back

I thought this would be way more interesting than it was

2021-07 incredible

sad story;( interestingly all the bad guys have some generative traits (DA, dirty cops, kids first lawyer)

First season seen

Gripping but has to lose a few marks for being a bit misleading, distorting

I had to stop watching it was heartbreaking.

The show leaves some important details about the case to bolster its points. But yet I must admit, even in its dishonesty, it's impressive like a well-produced piece of propaganda.

2nd season screwed it up big time. I stopped watching.

The kind of outrageous shit you'd scoff at if you saw it in a fictional film.

Starts of very interesting but after 5 episodes relies heavily on repitition of everything that has been said already 5 times before. Last 3-4 episodes added nothing new and were hard to sit through.

Brilliant doco series. Filmed in real time with what seems like unlimited access to interviews with all the key players. The real characters in this are better than any movie casting, from red-necks to slime balls, they just are who they are!

bad man gets stitched up for doing something far worse than he usually does.He,after a long time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, is released and then does something very bad. The End.

Fascinating. We are bombarded with information and commentary on the case, but the show's pacing never feels slow across the 10 episodes. The sympathies of the filmmakers are with Avery and Dassey but even more so with their lawyers (for clear and less clear reasons). Much can and will be said about the filmmakers' contrast between the intricacies and loopholes of the legal system and the mental capacity/disability of the two defendants.

A tragic lack of humility. Terrific performance by Paul Dano.

Despite being too long and very one-sided, this gives an amazing insight into the American justice system.

Awesome documentary that becomes a little less awesome when you learn that it's probably incredibly one sided for no reason.

The strenght to this documentary-series is not to make out whether Avery is guilty or not, this gives a fascinating picture about the troubling state of the american judicial system.

It must've been good, because I gave 10+ hours to it... It was slow at times and felt a couple hours too long, but never before has an ending made me wish I never watched in the first place.

Season 1: 86, Season 2: 75

A worthy successor to The Thin Blue Line, Murder on a Sunday Morning, and The Jinx for revealing the corruption and failures of justice. Unlike the previous three examples, this is (somehow) more depressing given the sheer duration and detailed examination.

An astonishing piece of work and a surprise last minute entry for my top 10 list of best TV of 2015

Similar to the Paradise Lost series it conveys feelings of anger, sadness and doubt. Its expertly presented, with ups and downs and the series format allows it to dwell a little longer. Absolutely wonderful. EDIT: after the second season. It smartly tackles the criticisms of the initial release with varying success. At this point, I have no idea who did it, but I do know there is some serious ethical issues from the police and the state. I think a mistrial wouldn't have been unwarranted.

One of the finest documentaries I have ever seen. Every minute of this series is just fantastic. Season 1 and 2.

*N.W.A kicks in*