Amanda Knox: una historia retorcida

As Episode 1 of "The Twisted Tail of Amanda Fox" (2025 release; 8 episodes ranging 49 to 55 min.) opens, we are informed that in 2009 Amanda Knox was convicted of the murder of her roommate Meredith. We then go to "June 16, 2022" and Amanda is seen hiding in a car under a blanket, apparently on her way back to Perugia, where this twisted tale got started... At this time we are 5 minutes into Episode 1.

Couple of comments: first of all, there seems to be a number of reviewers who give this mini-series a (very) high rating because, as we all know, Amanda's conviction was eventually overturned, and not whether this is or isn't a great true crime mini-series (have they even seen the mini-series?). Second of all, this is not an "objective" mini-series, far from it. In fact, per the series closing credits, the series is based on the 2015 best-selling memoir by Amanda called "Waiting To Be Heard". And for good measure, Amanda is credited as one of the series Executive Producers (listed right above Monika Lewinsky, no, for real). So what you are getting here is Amanda's version of what happened, nothing more, nothing less. It is on that basis that I struggled getting through the initial 2 episodes, as the from get-go, the Italian authorities are portrayed as fumbling-bumbling-stumbling Inspector Clouseau (of the Pink Panther movies) copy cats, with a never-ending series of questionable interrogation tactics and correlated investigative procedures. Is that how it really happened? We have no clue but I can't help to have some doubts that what really happened isn't so grossly one-sided as is being presented here. The good thing is that the Amanda Knox case will continue to attract major interest from the public at large, and that almost certainly one day a more objective and independent version of the facts will be presented.

The initial 2 episodes of "The Twisted Case of Amanda Knock" started airing earlier this week, and are now also streaming on Hulu, where I watched this last night. The remaining 6 episodes will be released on a weekly basis (on Wednesdays). If you are interested in hearing from the one-sided horse's mouth what really happened in this case, I'd readily suggest you check this out and draw your own conclusion (even if the conclusion has already been drawn for you).

I can't understand why this particular series starts with a scene that feels literally stolen from Amélie, from the perspective of things being interconnected in a narrative. Later, the series felt disappointing to me, the lead actress's performance was not at all convincing, and it was incredibly boring. You could tell it wasn't a realistic depiction of things. However, I found the cinematography and the use of light and color hues visually appealing, the series itself was disappointing.

The storytelling was quite entertaining, and personally I loved the use of both Italian and English. However, the policemen etc were SO cartoonishly evil and sadistic that it robbed credibility from the entire plotline. It was very infantile and I cringed at every single policeman scene. It also really felt like Italians=villains and Americans=heroes. A bit annoying to watch overall, which is a shame because I thought her acting was good, it is a visually appealing series and the story itself deserves to be told.

Everyone who dislikes the Italian sub titles doesn't get it!! Of course Amanda's interactions need to show the disconnect with her not understanding the language. She responded the best way she could; with not always understanding what was being asked of her. THAT IS WHY ALL THE SUBTITLES!!! We are suppose to feel the frustration/disconnect; just like she did being in a foreign country.

So this is Amanda Knox's own version of events and as such is interesting for sure. She and her boyfriend don't to me come over as killers. But, I find it's raising more questions than answers. I mean, would you really wake your boyfriend up in the morning in HIS flat, and then leave him so you could go back to your flat and have a shower? Would you really, as a girl alone, find the front door open to your home, but carry on and take said shower without first checking the whole house for intruders? And would you really carry a mop from your house to his if you were not that keen on cleaning and he had a regular cleaner? I can't make sense of it, and this is only the first episode! As others have said, one day, hopefully, someone will do some careful research, and we may get closer to the facts. Still; worth a watch....