“The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox."

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“The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” (Hulu) true crime biographical drama, based on the true story of Amanda Knox and her wrongful conviction in the murder of Meredith Kercher. 



       The uneven, shifting tones of the narrative confuses and muddles the entire point of the feature, which is essentially to show Amanda's innocence. But we are not presented with a clinical investigative navigation (of the crime). Only choppy, piecemeal installments. What is projected is more of Ms Knox's emotional torment; none about her friendship with Meredith or the third person in the story, Rudy Guede. Or what about a “reenactment” of the night's events that led to the brutal killing. I wanted to get at least a glimpse of that dark episode.

       Meanwhile, the last episode--Amanda meeting prosecutor Giuliano Mignini–is uncalled for. Hard to believe that it ever happened. But this series is supposedly based on Ms Knox's memoir. This is how she wanted her story to be told. In that case, she only heightened the doubts and suspicion more than the opposite. One thing is sure: She awkwardly sought the limelight, which didn't help her.

       Credits though to the involved performances of Grace Van Patten as Amanda Knox and Francesco Acquaroli as Mignini. But I must insist, the dim lighting didn't help. Very annoying. 🎥💻📽

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