For better or worse, this film humanises Roman Polanski, though I feel it does so without condoning his actions.
I can understand some people watching it (especially nowadays) and absolutely hating that the film gives him any kind of sympathy. For the most part, I thought it was balanced enough. It sheds light on things I didn't know, and presents a compelling argument for why he has remained a fugitive. I still think the crime he did was awful, and worth more than his sentence, and the few days he ended up serving before fleeing, but that's just an opinion.
Court cases are complicated; it's not up to me, or any of us really, no matter how strong our opinions may be. It's up to a judge sometimes, and as this film shows, judges can even be a little dodgy.
It's challenging for that reason, because it does present a view of Polanski I'm not used to seeing in a post #Metoo world.
And while I would have liked to have had a bit more of his post-fleeing America life covered, it is a well-made, well-edited, engaging documentary... but definitely not one I can guarantee everyone will like.
I can understand some people watching it (especially nowadays) and absolutely hating that the film gives him any kind of sympathy. For the most part, I thought it was balanced enough. It sheds light on things I didn't know, and presents a compelling argument for why he has remained a fugitive. I still think the crime he did was awful, and worth more than his sentence, and the few days he ended up serving before fleeing, but that's just an opinion.
Court cases are complicated; it's not up to me, or any of us really, no matter how strong our opinions may be. It's up to a judge sometimes, and as this film shows, judges can even be a little dodgy.
It's challenging for that reason, because it does present a view of Polanski I'm not used to seeing in a post #Metoo world.
And while I would have liked to have had a bit more of his post-fleeing America life covered, it is a well-made, well-edited, engaging documentary... but definitely not one I can guarantee everyone will like.