Good idea lost in the noise

Brilliant and touching

Boring

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

I was impressed by the amount of research that went into making this. The author was in touch with her for more than 10 years.. that's really something! Also the independent research at the end which even the law enforcement couldn't figure out is just amazing. Very good watch

An moderately interesting robbery and a documentary that tries to make it seem like the greatest, most intelligent robbery in history.The reality is, this was just a bunch of mentally ill individuals, in a low-socio economic area, who attempted to rob a bank after watching too much Saw. This needn't have gone on for four episodes, two at most would have been enough.

Very interesting, engaging story.That said, this is a labored, labored doc. The interviews are edited in such a way that they contain the irritating irrelevant details that the best modern docs edit out. The special agent in charge of the Wells case is particularly bad; there must be 20 minutes per episode of him describing the process of submitting search warrants to a judge or telling you which doors in a house he didn't open. The narration is irritating and overly dramatic, the filmmaker thrusts his personality into the film for no apparent reason other than to get his peyote bead gold star, and frankly, I wish this show, and many, many Netflix and true crime docs, would remember to include some information in between starkly lit 20 second interview clips and transitional shots of faded photographs.Overall, these issues effect both my enjoyment of the film and my willingness to trust it. The overly sensational presentation and the obnoxious desperation to maintain a sense of suspense and mystery makes me question the doc's priorities: does it value impartiality and accuracy over entertainment value.This show betrays faults in the state of modern documentary filmmaking at some points and faults in the direction at others, ultimately creating a product that, while based on a profoundly interesting story, drowns itself in obnoxious melodrama.

I found this very interesting and well done. It kept me watching non-stop till the end. Although I was familiar with the story, there was a lot more to it then I could ever imagine. They did a great job backing up their story with facts, actual witnesses, and law enforcement interviews. My only criticism is that it could have been a bit shorter. It did tend to drag towards the end. It probably could have been done in 3 episodes (or maybe 2). Either way - it did keep me gripped to the screen.