Can you make a murderer?

So like the majority of the Netflix watching generation I have spent early January glued to the latest Netflix fad - Making A Murderer. If you have been hiding under your onesie since the beginning of 2016, the series follows Steven Avery, who was wrongly sent to prison for a sexual assault, acquitted after 18 years, but then sent back after he was convicted of the murder of a young photographer. Now I do love a binge watch, and as stated in my previous blog I love a true crime story, but for some reason this series did not engage to me to a level where I had to watch. It took me nearly a week to finish the ten episodes and I only did so as I can then talk about it with everyone else!

Now if you have not watched the series but you are planning on do so, stop reading as I will likely spoil it for you!

Firstly, after reading various other posts on the internet it is clear the series was biased and lots of evidence has been missed out BUT I do think a retrial would be fair, certainly in the case of Brendan Dassey. Throughout the series I had far more compassion for Brendan, who was young, impressionable and scared through the interrogation process. Steven on the other hand left me feeling cold. He had committed some other pretty brutal crimes and who knows what 18 years of prison can do someone? I would have liked to have seen some more on Steven as person so I felt more of a connection to him, but what really disappointed me was the lack of other suspects introduced by the producers. If Steven and Brendan did not kill Theresa, who did? Yes I know that the audience are led to believe the local police force conspired against Steven, who actually did the deed? Who helped? Why Theresa and why use Brendan to help convict Steven? Was there anyone else who would have wanted Steven out of the way? Did Theresa have any enemies? I need more answers and someone else to pin it on before I really believe that Steven had nothing to do with the murder.

Finally, and I know this question has been raised in countless other reviews of the series, but who was the international recording artist who was on the jury???

Maybe series two will help answer some of these questions!

On a very separate note: I went to see The Revenant last night, something else that failed to impress me. Now I was very tired and did sleep through 30-45 mins of the film but I missed nothing at all. The story is sparse, the scenery spectacular and although the actors do a good job, they have a limited chance to showcase themselves. I know Leonardo Dicaprio deserves an Oscar, but I am not sure this was really his chance to do so. I would not be surprised if he misses out again.