For Heaven's Sake

I am about 3/4 through this series Season 1. The fact that it has a numbered Season is giving me pause, because I am not a fan of the Oak Island never ending genre - it is fun but dissatisfying. So far in For Heaven's Sake I like the mystery, the camera work, the editing. The family and other participants are interesting. Interview skills are giving me some pain. And I am finding myself muting the juvenile documentarians as the "Bruh, it's gotta be a body under there" is quite wearisome, and I'm not loving the somewhat disrespectful, smug Us vs. Them mentality toward what seem to be very accommodating witnesses. Their rambling musings are ridiculous and border on slanderous at times. Their dismissal of the theory that had by far the biggest probability was disheartening. I get that they are young, inexperienced, fairly harmless and excited, but to each their own. I don't find it appealing. So I guess in general, so far so good mystery-wise, but I am skeptical due to their complete lack of skill and reasoning.

The humor didn't land at all, the two leads suck honestly. The main mystery isn't compelling, I'm glad I didn't watch this all the way through.

The documentary angle of it felt forced and super staged.

Compelling, until it wasn't. The film has a Christopher Guest vibe without the humor. Exceptionally disappointing ending.

Would have ranked much higher but I wanted a better conclusion.

This takes the form of a true crime but with an honest and human view. You may expect a comedic take on a mystery but it comes across as neither serious nor laugh out loud funny. The two amateur detectives are lovable in a self deprecating way and the story is intriguing way. It's not American Vandal because For Heaven's Sake is true, but it's not Making A Murderer because these guys have no idea what they are getting themselves into. It's fun and worth the time.