Amanda Knox: una historia retorcida

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....

I found the first two episodes very engrossing. Amanda was true to her story. She kept everything in so far that unfortunately made her seem guilty. Hearing the Italians speak only (mostly) in Italian was core. It was great to know what they were saying via subtitles. Had they been speaking only English, the suspension of disbelief would not have been there for me. I look forward to seeing the next episodes.

Five minutes in and the sinking feeling kicks in. Twenty minutes or so later and it's time to jettison. Nothing about this works. Nothing clicks. Poor acting, direction, script, accents... not naming names re the latter as am a huge fan but they are failing here.

You would have thought that at the very least, the first episode would have been a slam dunk given the events and yet, it's dull, dumb and with weird direction and dialogue choices.

The overall tone of this show is extremely off putting and strange to put such a teenage gossip girl edge to the narration of Amanda makes it hard to engage with. The Italian police/ prosecutors act so cartoonishly evil at times and the show seems to constantly explain that Amanda was vilified because she was so millennial cringe quirky and so pretty but not really discussing the nuances in their suspicions of her. It's weird but ultimately good that they don't explore Meredith's murder very much since I doubt her family wanted anything to do with this show. Still feels exploitative and strangely toned with fair enough acting despite a dull script.