OJ: Trial of the Century

OJ: Trial of the Century (2014)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Highly entertaining documentary taking a look at the events surrounding the O.J. Simpson case. The documentary picks up on the day of the murders and ends on the reading of the verdict. There aren't any talking heads here but instead we get all media footage from the actual events. Whenever documentaries are made about previous events, being able to look back with a clear set of eyes can certainly change things but I enjoy these types of films that just show us what people were feeling and seeing at the time it actually happened.

The documentary does an extremely good job at building up tension even though the majority of viewers are already going to know the outcome as well as know every little twist and turn in the trial. The big moments from the Bronco chase to O.J. trying on the gloves to the actual verdicts are now big moments in court history yet watching this documentary it really puts you back at how you felt when you first watched it. It's interesting to see this footage as well as the birth of the media really taking off and managing to change things. I mean, this here started off as a murder trial and by the time it was over it seems O.J. wasn't even on trial any more.