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Casting JonBenét's unorthodox approach to its genre sets it apart in a crowded field, making for a uniquely thought-provoking true crime documentary hybrid.
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The unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey generated a tidal wave of tabloid garbage; this documentary by Kitty Green surfs atop it, exploiting the crime no less but giving it an art-film respectability. April 13, 2020 | Full Review…
The unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey generated a tidal wave of tabloid garbage; this documentary by Kitty Green surfs atop it, exploiting the crime no less but giving it an art-film respectability.
J. R. Jones
Desperately, these people all want the truth -- as well as the gig -- and that tension is what makes Casting JonBenet provocative. May 17, 2017 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Desperately, these people all want the truth -- as well as the gig -- and that tension is what makes Casting JonBenet provocative.
Joshua Rothkopf
It uses the Ramsey story as a prism for documenting our rabid rumor-mongering and far-away judgments of personalities hoisted onto a media stage. It is, oddly enough, about acting. May 17, 2017 | Full Review…
It uses the Ramsey story as a prism for documenting our rabid rumor-mongering and far-away judgments of personalities hoisted onto a media stage. It is, oddly enough, about acting.
Jake Coyle
Scolding rather than revealing. May 12, 2017 | Full Review…
Scolding rather than revealing.
Alison Willmore
The strangest, most unnerving and, indeed, thoughtful approach to the case is currently streaming on Netflix. That's Casting JonBent, which is neither ghoulish nor exploitive. May 8, 2017 | Full Review…
The strangest, most unnerving and, indeed, thoughtful approach to the case is currently streaming on Netflix. That's Casting JonBent, which is neither ghoulish nor exploitive.
John Doyle
"Casting JonBenet," is in many ways a deeply unsatisfying, even infuriating film, but I wouldn't want not to have seen it. May 1, 2017 | Full Review…
"Casting JonBenet," is in many ways a deeply unsatisfying, even infuriating film, but I wouldn't want not to have seen it.
Richard Brody
A lot of realities that do not necessarily cancel each other out, working at the same time. [Full Review in Spanish] August 15, 2019 | Full Review…
A lot of realities that do not necessarily cancel each other out, working at the same time. [Full Review in Spanish]
John Tones
I'm afraid it ends up coming across as more of a gimmick than a success. March 12, 2019 | Rating: C | Full Review…
I'm afraid it ends up coming across as more of a gimmick than a success.
Rachel Wagner
Even if this crime is solved someday, Casting JonBenet will remain relevant because of how it processes the psychological experience of death, grief and uncertainty. October 30, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Even if this crime is solved someday, Casting JonBenet will remain relevant because of how it processes the psychological experience of death, grief and uncertainty.
Tomas Trussow
Where Green and company get extremely strong footage is when they let the actors dive into their own backstories. Some actors are actually close to the events of the murder. October 10, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Where Green and company get extremely strong footage is when they let the actors dive into their own backstories. Some actors are actually close to the events of the murder.
Alan French
Green's film is difficult and challenging, but it is not lazy. And in a world where these kinds of stories so often are the source of hysterical sensationalism, a degree of thoughtfulness and introspection is long overdue. August 25, 2018 | Full Review…
Green's film is difficult and challenging, but it is not lazy. And in a world where these kinds of stories so often are the source of hysterical sensationalism, a degree of thoughtfulness and introspection is long overdue.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
At first, each performer seems like they are starring in their own Christopher Guest comedy... But Casting JonBenet gradually evolves into something more profound. August 21, 2018 | Full Review…
At first, each performer seems like they are starring in their own Christopher Guest comedy... But Casting JonBenet gradually evolves into something more profound.
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