Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

pallurameg The documentary was pretty standard. If you have common sense and watch the killers in each story, it's fairly obvious who was the "brains" or psychopath, and who actually has remorse. I know remorse doesn't matter to all, but it does to me. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but it's there, and it's blatant. In one story (if you bother to look) one of the killers committed suicide in prison, while the other (the one who actually caused the deaths and is in the documentary) blatantly said he felt no remorse. Honestly, t can't feel much sympathy for many people who decide to take another life, regardless of age. There are a couple in this film, though, that I believe deserve a second chance...they also happen to be the ones not pandering for it.

xbestofmex You cannot go into this film with a hard opinion. The first story that is presented makes you laugh because you are so so glad these sickos are in prison until they die. But as the film progresses you start to see all of the different backgrounds, all of the different crimes committed by these teenagers and you start to think. One inmate said it best. The trauma he endured via his parents must have been due to their own horrible childhoods and he gained an understanding of them that he didn't have at 15. That doesn't mean he's innocent and deserves a second chance. But our US justice system is based on REHABILITATION and i personally feel that we deserve to try and fix these broken children. To say that they should never be free again without even trying to make progress/closure with both the victims family and the killers family is sad. Maybe we can make a difference instead of throwing away the key. But then you hear another inmate clearly deny any involvement or guilt with his parents basically speaking for him make you feel that there is no hope for this guy. But this is what the film is about. Showing the differences between these criminals. One size does not fit all and that is the difficult part about how we structure our courts and jails. Excellent job this is a documentary I will absolutely visit again.

almedina29 The first story was disturbing. Those two young men killed a girl they went to school with and were friends with! At least one of them has admitted what he did and is dealing with it. The other is very obviously lying and guilty and he is still trying to say he didn't do it? The girl was stabbed over 90 times! These boys need to stay behind bars...no one should be trying to help them get out. They still get to talk to their family and loved ones...the girl they murdered is gone forever. ....the cases where the children were brutally abused are the only ones that deserve any kind of consideration. I have known people who lived through the same kind of abuse and they pretty much always have thoughts of killing their abusers to end the constant pain. They reached out for help and no one helped them, so they did what they thought they had to do to end the horrible abuse. The parents in the second story were, by no means, innocent victims.

haphazard72 I'm really not sure how to review this one.It's hard- I'm not sure what the intent of the movie was. It certainly gave some insight into the history of many notable cases and gave some somewhat chilling insight into those locked up for their wrong doings. Did it make me think that mandatory life sentences should be scrapped?No! If anything, it makes me glad it's in place.This was hard to watch in that some of the detail was graphic- and I'm sure there's always two sides to every story, but in this instance they've been found guilty of their crimes. It's also hard to watch one inmate in particular as he sits there with his parents and they talk about how he is innocent and was led astray by the other offender. Really? The video that they both made pre and post the murder seemed pretty clear cut to me!It's definitely a thought provoking documentary. But is chilling at the same time. I wonder what the victims family think of it?