49 Pulses (2017)
*** (out of 4)
This is a rather depressing documentary that takes a look at the Orlando Pulse club shooting, which had a maniac killing forty-nine people. This documentary features interviews with survivors, re-enactments of the events as well as family members of those who didn't make it out.
49 PULSES is certainly a strong documentary and one that's certainly sad to watch. The documentary really did a great job at explaining the terror that was happening inside the club that night including some really dramatic interviews with the survivors. There's no doubt that the strongest part of the film were the interviews because you can see the pain and fear in the voices and eyes in those who lived.
The documentary certainly doesn't shy away from the pain that the survivors have but we also get some nice tributes to some of the people who didn't survive. All of this was extremely good stuff and there's no doubt that the heart of the film is in the right place as it wants to support the people who were killed.
With that being said, if you're familiar with the work of director Charlie Minn then you will know that he's a cop hating guy. There's really no other way to put it but he hates the police and wants to blame them for everything so there's a lot of hatred shown to the police and how they handled the situation. In fact, the police get more blame than the actual shooter so that should tell you all you need to know.
Even with that being said, the film is still worth watching as long as you can put up with the sadness that is there.
