O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes

O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes (2015)

*** (out of 4)

This documentary basically releases and shows people the deposition tapes that O.J. Simpson gave during the Civil trial after Fred Goldman decided to sue him for the wrongful death of his son and Nicole Brown Simpson. There's no audio or video footage from the actual Civil trial so these deposition tapes are the only way to hear from O.J. himself as all of this is going on. Fred Goldman, Daniel Petrocelli and others involved with the trial are interviewed as they discuss the various steps in the Civil trial.

If you're interesting in the O.J. Simpson trial then obviously you're going to want to watch this, although I think the film would have bee much more interesting had they had someone from Simpson's side speaking up. There's no secret that this documentary wants everyone to know that Simpson did the crime and they want to embarrass him here. I just think hearing from the other side and seeing what they have to say would have made for a much fuller film. Still, the deposition tapes are rather interesting and especially getting to see and hear from Simpson.