Clickonline writes: "Even if you’re familiar with the case, West of Memphis remains a powerful and eye-opening account, packing an incredible amount of detail into its running time and taking the audience on an emotional journey far removed from the fabricated feelings of a drama. Absolutely unmissable."
Independent Cinema writes: Many films and other forms of media have already tackled the case of the West Memphis Three (WM3, as I’ll refer to them from now on), and it’s not surprising why there has been such an interest. For one, the case quickly went into the surreal with the belief that the murders of three 8-year-old boys were cult-related. Then upon re-evaluation of the evidence, it seems obvious that the WM3 were never actually guilty of anything. So the real question is, who is guilty, and how were the three eight year-old boys murdered? West of Memphis attempts to get to the bottom of this, but in actuality, it’s something that may never be known, and that’s why the film doesn’t push far beyond its concrete evidence. Because of this, the film plays as the most complete and detailed review of the case of the WM3, taking almost 150 minutes to conclude a story that may never really be over.
Coming Soon:
Next month, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Amy Berg's acclaimed documentary West of Memphis and, today, iTunes Movie Trailers has revealed a trailer and poster.
Produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, West of Memphis is a powerful documentary that chronicles the new investigation surrounding the "West Memphis Three,” which ultimately broke the case open and led to the freedom of three innocent men: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. Beginning with a searing examination of the fatally flawed police investigation into the 1993 murders of three, eight year old boys in the small town of West Memphis, Arkansas, the film goes on to reveal personal insight into Echols' fight to save his own life; how he survived eighteen years on death row and eventually freed himself from the hatred and ignorance of those who had tried to destroy him. The film asks the question that still haunts Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley to this day - what value do we, as a society place on the truth?
I think, I remember hearing about this as a kid. It seemed like a horror movie. Those were some sick minded freaks. God bless the kids and what their families went through.