The Jinx: A Vida e as Mortes de Robert Durst

The Jinx: A Vida e as Mortes de Robert Durst (2015) 

There is no point in denying that sometimes it is almost too tendentious and manipulative. Especially when the author gradually loses distance during those seven years and makes some questionable (un) ethical decisions in order to achieve his goal. But... But thanks to that, it's so fascinating to watch. As Jarecki becomes more and more obsessed with this subject the more from gives up from being an impartial witness of the "procedural process of clarifying the circumstances of a murder" and becomes unprecedentedly active in his investigative role of the main driver of events, whose primary goal is to be the one who reveals/convicts the culprit once and for all. And these events are really something, because something SO fascinating, unbelievable, exciting and extremely disturbing and chilling is quite rare. You simply cannot resist and sooner or later you start having doubts whether it is a brilliant mystification, because Durst's actions and life story shocks with their "complexity" that easily overshadow all the over the top Nordic thrillers about the black sheep of a wealthy family who are elusive serial killers thanks to impenetrable walls in the form of billions in the bank. In any case, thanks to the above, it would have not been less interesting if a documentary filmmaker had watched Jarecki impartially over time during the filming of this one. (14/04/2015)