Very interesting as far as it went, but ultimately disappointing as it left lots of questions unanswered or insufficiently explored. These include:
In contrast to some Netflix true crime documentaries that stretch comparatively small cases and limited material to fill 6 or 8 episodes when half that many would have been more than sufficient, the reverse is applicable here.
This is a documentary subject that deserved far more screen time. Not only were 3 episodes insufficient to do the topic justice, there were too few interviewees for the breadth and depth of the subject matter. Some, like the FT journalist, ought to have been given more screen time, while the revoiced bugged anonymous phone conversations became repetitive, once it was established that senior staff suspected something was amiss, and added little to the narrative.
- Maxwell's role vis-a-vis MI6, the KGB, Mossad, etc.;
- - how much the 'inner circle' knew, even if they could not stop Maxwell's fraud;
- what happened to the Mirror pension holders, and did this lead to any systemic reform; as well as
- what were Epstein's links to intelligence agencies and did these figure in his evading accountability?
In contrast to some Netflix true crime documentaries that stretch comparatively small cases and limited material to fill 6 or 8 episodes when half that many would have been more than sufficient, the reverse is applicable here.
This is a documentary subject that deserved far more screen time. Not only were 3 episodes insufficient to do the topic justice, there were too few interviewees for the breadth and depth of the subject matter. Some, like the FT journalist, ought to have been given more screen time, while the revoiced bugged anonymous phone conversations became repetitive, once it was established that senior staff suspected something was amiss, and added little to the narrative.
