This competent docuseries attempts to clarify the complicated case of the Boston Marathon bombings.
As with any tragedy, there's approaching the case in a linear fashion--what happened, how did the authorities attempt to follow up.
The series did an excellent job in reaching out to all of the key investigators involved and getting some honest reactions on film.
The facts are fairly and squarely reported.
Then there's also the context once the criminals are in custody. How did they become domestic terrorists?
And more importantly, how did their actions impact the victims. (Or in this case the community, which came together Boston Strong.)
Putting both the facts and context into one package is difficult with a crime so heinous, but American Manhunt did a satisfactory job.
Viewers might need a content warning, since a lot of the footage is grim, but that's to be expected.
As with any tragedy, there's approaching the case in a linear fashion--what happened, how did the authorities attempt to follow up.
The series did an excellent job in reaching out to all of the key investigators involved and getting some honest reactions on film.
The facts are fairly and squarely reported.
Then there's also the context once the criminals are in custody. How did they become domestic terrorists?
And more importantly, how did their actions impact the victims. (Or in this case the community, which came together Boston Strong.)
Putting both the facts and context into one package is difficult with a crime so heinous, but American Manhunt did a satisfactory job.
Viewers might need a content warning, since a lot of the footage is grim, but that's to be expected.