Murder at First Swipe

I saw this last night and was surprised at how much it stuck with me. A very powerful film which portrays the incompetence of the police and the determination of the family members of the victims.

It was easy to follow as the documentary seemed to cover most aspects, each victims segment was explained in detail from family members and witnesses to then smartly intertwine other aspects such as experts explaining the drugs and the impact they can have on you.

I felt so heartbroken when the victims mother at the end said about staying safe online and that it better to be safe than sorry.

All in all a very powerful film that really follows you after you watch it.

It's a good update to the BBC documentary from a few years back.

However, one thing that struck me as strange was the title. Love at First Swipe... that thing you do on Tinder. Not Grindr. Which then made me think, well what a silky mistake. But really it's not silly, it's actually quite disrespectful. Completely misunderstanding a rather relevant difference about your subject matter and heteronormalising the title to appeal to a wider audience.

It probably didn't need to be 96 minutes, only about the last 30 provided interesting and new information from what's already been covered in other reports.

Having watched this documentary I am at a loss over its intent. It didn't provide any real information that was not already available. It really digs in at the police who made mistakes, however you can see why they made the assumptions they did. The anonymous victim story, was just shameful and is the reason why lgbtq people are stereotyped and treated unjustly.

There was lots of dramatic camera moments which just all seemed pointless. Like a cat playing with a mouse, what was that all about. All in all a show that just shows all the witnesses to be very foolish, and the victims families to be courageous, having to fight to prove the truth.

Don't expect any new information from this.

I have followed this case since it first hit the news and I was so happy to see something being made that showed it in a detailed light.

The attention to detail in this documentary is next to none, I feel like most people know about it and have seen The BBC drama and other shows on it, but this really did go above and beyond when it came to detail and speaking to people that have not been heard. I was so shocked that Stephen Port's flatmate was on here (I didn't even know he had a flatmate at the time of the killing!) and to hear stories about what he was like to live with was so creepy / interesting.

I wish most other documentaries were like this, something that isn't sensationalised and a tv show that is factual and makes you think about the case after you have watched it.

Well done Amazon! - keep bringing shows like this!!

I have seen most of the documentaries regarding this case as I find it interesting. I was shocked to learn new things from this documentary that I didn't know. The way in which Port administered the drugs to these poor victims and the police reports that were uncovered and analysed. It was also very interesting watching people I have not seen in prior interviews speak - It is certainly the best documentary on the case that is out there - very detailed. A very powerful piece that shows how much these poor victims are still missed to this day, I especially liked hearing the stories that were given by the victims family members and the surviving victim.

Bravo.