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It is right, of course, that courts demand high standards of proof. Actor Kevin Spacey has, to date, been acquitted of all charges brought against him; but this programme, featuring a series of interviews with men claiming to be the victims of sexual abuse commited by him, tells a sadly convincing story. Spacey's actions were mostly low-level, but clearly deeply upsetting to those they were directed against, and what we see is a portrait of a systematic predator. Most interesting (and tragic) is his brother's story of their abusive father, who may have established a broken model of how to behave in his younger son's mind. There is of course a second story, about how this behaviour was known and tolerated. You can't say this is a fun programme, but it's a necessary watch.

Before I discuss my thoughts on this two part docu-series, I must state right now that the subject matter detailed here are not easy for anyone to bare witness. If you happen to be a victim of sexual misconduct in any way, it's perhaps better to avoid this series as it chronicles numerous people within the entertainment industry who were assaulted by former acting legend Kevin Spacey. You have every right to not watch this series and anything depicted should be advised through viewer discretion.

Now with that said, where this documentary series succeeds the most in is bringing new insight into many men who were victimized and horribly mistreated by Spacey through sexual desires. Considering that Spacey himself turned out to be a self-loathing homosexual man, the many interviewees shown in the documentary make enough account into how much Spacey's horrendous actions could have stemmed from internalized anger based on what he was. While it does not excuse anything he did, Spacey's growing career seemed like a good coping mechanism to hide away from his traumatic upbringing. The numerous stories chronicled from the people who Spacey mistreated, his own family members and other journalists paint an interesting light into how much made and broke the actor both in terms of ego and reputation.

That being said, as this series is only two episodes long, it feels a little underdeveloped as far as detailing anything interesting beyond the mere allegations and some of Spacey's already spoken about childhood. Because both episodes focus more on the men who Spacey took advantage of, the moments where Spacey's older brother Randy recollects the abuse he endured from their father and certain details like Spacey's ongoing court trials following his MeToo exposure don't feel as intuitive as they should be. Perhaps one or two more episodes could have been made to go over just how much the trials affected Spacey's washed up career, that way we could gain more insight into how the actor felt following these accusations beyond what the general media thought otherwise. Some more anecdotes might have benefited this series in the long run.

Regardless of the flaws, I would still recommend this to anyone who doesn't know much about how appalling of a human being Kevin Spacey was during his career, and arguably now. It's one thing to coast through your life trying to cope with your internalized hatred and loathing, but to take it out on others is never ok and this series at least had the insight to demonstrate that in an unsentimental yet convincing manner. Enter with caution but remember that it's worth it for at least some of the anecdotal information.

I think the documentary so far, two episodes, is shocking to say the least. This type of behavior is probably more common than people think. The industry is tough and people do pull power plays on people to get what they want. The Documentary is based on a number of men that haven't been to court, but lives have been negatively affected by the interactions with this person. Mr. Spacey's up bringing seems to be at his core, you have to watch to see what I am referring too. I was struck by the look in the eyes of Mr. Spacey, they to me anyway look evil. Sorry, but watching this, I can't imagine that he is not more like his character in Seven than how he is portrayed on screen doing interviews or those creepy YouTube videos. I have never watched House of Cards, figured I would get around to it in time, but I won't watch anything with him in it. I felt very bad for the people trying to get into the business and being preyed upon by people like this. It's really sad and life changing for the victims. Watch the first episode, and you will feel like you need to go scrub with soap in the shower.

This documentary is media court taken too far. Now that i watched Kevin Spacey on Pierce Morgan i believe the filmmakers owe it to themselves to watch it as well. Many of the subjects here said they were molested by Kevin yet Kevin Spacey showed emails and photos of a person who claimed he was molested who kept sending Kevin nudes and continued communications w him after the alleged occurrence. His brother, who talks as if he has a relationship w Kevin has been dismissed by him having claimed to not have been in contact w his brother for over 30 yrs. Brother leaving the house by age 17 and Kevin a few years later at age 19. Yet the brother speaks as if they've maintained some kind of relationship. Kevin says in his Pierce Morgan interview that he knows the Uber driver who drive him to the interview more than his brother who apparently both have been estranged from each other for over 30 years. So what are we doing here? Who are these people who claimed to have been molested yet sends nude pictures to Kevin after the occurrence. What's going on here? Did these people interviewed get paid? Kevin would like to know as well. Have more questions? So do I. The man was found not guilty in civil and criminal court. The very first thing you should have done is open the documentary w that very insignificant (being sarcastic here) piece of information? Because i myself saw this doc weeks before I saw the Pierce Morgan interview and had no idea he was cleared both in civil and criminal court. . Maybe the filmmakers should watch it as well and update their documentary for accuracy purposes as needed because after watching this doc and his interview i have some major credibility issues about this doc. No one is claiming Spaxey is a saint - neither does he, but this documentary is another step on holding this man to account when he's been cleared by the couets. Most people I'm almost certain are unaware of this making this situation an absolute travesty!

This is a really well-made documentary. You recognize Spacey is a manipulative predatory narcissist who has no regard for any of his victims or the harm he causes others. He only cares about himself and what he can exploit from others.

When people hear about sexual assault, they tend to believe it is only valid if it involves violence. However, this documentary goes to great lengths to demonstrate that abuse of this nature, even if it is "only a kiss, only a rub, only a touch," is soul-crushing to the victim. It chips away at your sense of worth and dignity, it damages you from within.

The men explain their experiences with this serial predator in raw detail. They have compassion and empathy for their predator, and like many victims do, they seek understanding for their predator, which stems from guilt.

Any woman in the world can relate to the stories these male victims tell about Kevin Spacey and what emotional turmoil they went through from these experiences. There is really no difference at all in the psychological impact of these cases to what women experience. Women go through the same a hundred times throughout their lives, being degraded, humiliated, and treated as if they have no value as humans. I was astonished by how similar the emotional and mental reactions of male victims were to those of female victims.

Whether you are a man or woman, sexual abuse is soul abuse. It harms your psyche more than your body. And this kind of indifference and disrespect for another person is highly hurtful on a deeper level than mere emotions, and damages ones self-worth.

Today, we witness a significant increase in women who have lost their sense of self-respect and will do any humiliation for money or opportunity. Watching this documentary I realised that if we mistreat and degrade people repeatedly in their lives, these victims begin to feel worthless and this begins to shape their lives. And finally, they surrender to this feeling of not being valued or worthy of anything, losing themselves in the process.

We have men like Kevin Spacey, Andrew Tate, Rich Cooper, and others who teach millions of other men to despise, demean, and destroy their male or female targets out of sheer cruelty, with little regard for the long-term effects on their victims' psyche. The social repercussions are long-term severe.

Humans are inherently sensitive creatures. We must not overstep the boundaries of what makes us human and helps us feel connected to ourselves.

Thank you all for sharing your stories. We can't ever allow for people in power to act like this and get away with it. Several of the interviewees said they felt shame and guilt. This is what we women have felt too. It sucks that that's the natural reaction when the fault is 100% on the perpetrator.

Thank you all for sharing your stories. We can't ever allow for people in power to act like this and get away with it. Several of the interviewees said they felt shame and guilt. This is what we women have felt too. It sucks that that's the natural reaction when the fault is 100% on the perpetrator.

It frightens me that we live in a world, where "journalism" of this kind, is becoming the norm. Zero accountability. Zero balance. Zero duty of care. The producers were no doubt banking on Spacey being convicted when they first pitched the idea to the execs. We now know that Spacey was cleared of any criminal activity, and a show that was probably intended to be an exposè, showing that his "offences" went far deeper than we could ever imagine, is nothing more than exploitation of a group of men, who each have their own truths regarding their encounters with Spacey, but we will never know which one of their stories were true recollections or like those in the criminal cases (misrecollecrions at best, lies at worst), and we certainly will never get a counterpoint from Spacey or indeed anyone else to corroborate or contest the accounts in the show. I don't even blame the producers, it's the fault of the Channel 4 commissioning editors, chasing exploitative stories that get clicks and eyeballs online. Whether you find the men's stories credible, is not the question that needs answered, it's whether you can trust a production that manipulates the audience so blatantly, cutting the interviews to create tension and drama, and not giving an innocent man a right to reply (according to Spacey himself, he was only sent an abbreviated transcript, with no names, pictures and little or no context). And why wouldn't the police investigate the men's claims, in the UK they certainly have the power to investigate concerns Channel 4 execs may have had that crimes had been committed, yet no investigations were made, suggesting Channel 4 didn't truly belive the men, showing total disregard for their mental health in pursuit of ratings. I gave it 3, not 1 out of 10 because the interview sets were well dressed and lit... but everything else was an exploitative mess, the Channel 4 I used to know and love is a wreck that should be broken up and sold for parts!

This ridiculous piece of yellow journalism on my television screen really made me mad with all the self-serving claims of the alleged "victims" paraded throughout the hours! We all know that the man was found 'not guilty' or 'not liable' on these frivolous claims brought by disenchanted folks trying to get into the industry or become big stars. It's like wanting to play baseball but when you strike out you claim it was only two strikes not three or that you are entitled a fourth strike because you didn't understand the rules. We have bred a generation or two of whining men and women who feel entitled to everything, special treatment, and getting their own way at any cost. Don't demand to get in their pool if you don't expect to get wet. Not all bad behaviors are actionable and legislating morality is not a good idea. Bad manners are exactly that... bad manners.

Unwatchable attempt of documentary, that's what I call this weird, bizarre-looking and bizarre-sounding mess of a project and it's not exactly for what is trying to do. It's one of those rare walk-out (turn off is the better word) I ever did, and it's often said that without a full view one shouldn't talk about anything, but for this one is needed. The future of documentaries, and possibly feature films, are doomed if that level of dumb presentations keep going forward. My objections aren't for the whole case, it's about a unhinged AI in control of everything, no humans in charge were behind this, except for Kevin Spacey's victims and other folks interviewed here.

One can say that everybody's heads already have a formed idea on what Kevin Spacey did or not did when it comes to the sexual misconduct allegations, even after the innocent verdict and how he's trying to re-establish his career. I have my complaints about how Hollywood dealt with him on terms of cancelling his future films, deleting him completely from "All the Money in the World" which in turn served to prove that Hollywood executives should hear better when directors want to cast a certain actor for a specific role even though they won't attract audiences to better box-office results (original choice Christopher Plummer won the role after Spacey filmed everything but the scandal came along, plan B in motion, Plummer got back. Those awards nominations for him were a pitiful excuse, but also served as a message to Hollywood insiders).

Sapcey didn't do much to help after the exposure, starting with Anthony Rapp's tweets on the wake of metoo movement, then denounces came along and what does the actor do? Says he's out and proud. There are things to be said about this, and related with the gay perspective too, but it's better not.

All we can say is that the man is trying to get back, and it'll depend on plenty of circumstances from audiences forgiveness, some embracing and it must start with them and with whatever project he tries next, then it's up to the studio system think if he's worth a chance back.

Now comes the rant on this "thing". It's insanely unwatchable when we have to depend on a computer that keeps describing the images we're seeing; the titles on the screen; and no one's trying hard to hide it. An AI who speaks with a British accent that sounds far more affected than the crystal clear voices coming from BBC anchors, and it goes like "Kevin Spacey 1980 photo" and then we see such photo of his, cleanse and repeat. I mean, with a human looking back at everything on post-production those moments would be edited out. Everything looked so annoying that I had to stop. The human element needed to be there, at least to make me invest in seeing what the real folks had to say about Spacey conducts and all. And sadly, those issues can't be overlooked. Just hear what's said about the people. I tried but couldn't after a while.

The issue needed to be adressed, needed to be told so we could have all sides of the story but unfortunately this wasn't the ideal scenario, neither the desired presentation. Huge thumbs down to this, and I guess we'll have to wait for another production come along. 1/10.

Sexual harassment and sexual assault isn't a joke and neither is Kevin Spacey's predatory lifestyle preying upon hopeful young men looking thanks break in to acting. How many people did Spacey have to pay settlements too? How many signed NDAs in exchange for a settlement?

Spacey reminds me of Darrien in Baby Reindeer. Maybe Kevin Spacey is Darrien?

When I look at Spacey I see a psychopath.

No one should make excuses for Spacey's behavior or criticize the reactions or motives of the men he assaulted. He has been in positions of great power and has misused it horrendously.

Kevin has a predilection for preying upon young men - many - if not most - are heterosexuals.

I don't know why I watched Spacey Unmasked. If you've been assaulted, go to the police. Blatant hit jobs like this can dilute honest advocacy to promote safety in the world. Is the goal to cancel Kevin Spacey for being a sexual miscreant-deviant-creep? Has he not already been cancelled 1000 times over? Has his career not fallen off a cliff since House of Cards? I'd be shocked if he managed to ever book another major role, forget about matching his past success. I also found this series to be unwatchable since the sources are mostly actors themselves. I can't get out of my head that even they could be reading lines on behalf of a personal nemesis of Spacey's. This is Hollywood, after all. I know they're not donating the profits to charity.

Sexual misconduct is serious. Go to the POLICE. Don't go peddling your story to HBO or the National Enquirer or some other tabloid in the hopes of making a buck. And this isn't to defend alleged predators like Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, Woody Allen, Michael Jackson or anyone else. Far from it. These documentaries exploit a legitimate problem in society. They're more to give audiences the illusion that we're doing something by watching, rather than being actual campaigns that lead to justice for victims. If you truly want to help the cause, volunteer; donate to NGOs in the protection sector; support bills that clamp down on abuse at home, at school and in the workplace; etc. Nobody qualifies as an "ally" just because they produced/watched juicy gossip about Oscar winners on Max.

It's unfortunate 3 of the victims couldn't participate in the documentary since they all died. It's the world we live in and why people are afraid to go forward because they are often threatened. Kevin's brother describes his encounter with their dad and it shows how evil the family was from the beginning. I wish he would have been exposed earlier on and maybe some of the victims would have been safe. How many good people are left in Hollywood? You have to wonder what else is going on that needs exposed. Anything that shines a light on corruption needs mainstream attention. All evil deeds will eventually be exposed hopefully more producers will take action in march for truth.

I saw the Dan Wooten interview with Kevin Spacey prior to watching this so I had an idea of how this would go. The Wooten interview at times seemed a bit rehearsed; after all, Spacey is an actor. Spacey (without seeing the documentary or knowing who was it is) seemed to admit that some of the encounters may have occurred, but the men were willing participants. I had heard all of the accusations in the Wooten interview & could only get to the marine in the documentary. If this is the kind of guy that serves in the marines, then we are doomed; a self-pleasuring man in a movie theatre is traumatic? Grow a pair, getup & walk away. And this event took place willingly after an initial uncomfortable experience. There's something wrong here.

It's difficult to decide if Spacey pursued them to test the waters or if they pursued Spacey to move their career along or a bit of both. He said, he said. Waste of time.

Channel 4 missed the mark on everything.

If the accounts are correct and to be believed it would apear that Spacey may well have sexually harassed individuals . However the problem with this documenttary isn't that it hasn't been well researched nor is it lacking apparently credible victims and witnesses , its more the fact that its the same old same old . By that I mean it doesn't provide anything new , I feel heartily sorry for the alleged victims but it's the same "news" repeated over and over. Cathartic for them.

But for the viewer it plods along and doesn't do much more than support theories and ideas about Spacey we've heard before and and accepted .

To be fair the insight of his childhood was interesting as was the interview with his brother although that was a little inconclusive.

These men were not overpowered or intimidated. They didn't have their livelihoods or their personal safety threatened. I've had worse things happen to me in a gay bar. I told the person off.

Spacey is a mess who should have been stopped. It is unfortunate that those who came forward for this project seem out for notoriety or a check. The most touching moment was the big strong marine having to pause and take a moment. Was this an acting audition?

I wonder what Spacey thought, watching this. I almost think he would laugh.

All unwanted touching and sexual bullying is wrong. Call the cops not the Enquirer.