this is a psychological horror film disguised as a documentary
scammers be scamming. the hinge of this story centers on whether elizabeth knew billy was making the deal and if so, it proves she’s strategic
they did a good job of making me think of holmes from different perspectives: does she have a communication issue? is she mentally ill? does she have a controlling partner? is she just up to no good? probably a bit of everything
bringing in amanda seyfried and the questions on whether he was falling for holmes a little bit added meta-commentary on the media and its portrayals
the tightly cropped faces and long-distance zoom shots create a voyeuristic feeling and the lead-up to elizabeth surrendering herself, culminating in the rapid-fire camera shutter, felt like a sniper movie
this didn’t need to be 3 hours. 2 hours, 30 minutes – maybe 45 minutes