Into the Abyss

One of the best documentaries docs on the subject

It is tragic what the family went thru, the way the documentary was done was a waste, this went nowhere, there was a lack of focus, brought no focus about the death penalty, the writer/director needs to spend more time in research, donate the money you made from this trash to death penalty awareness

I liked this documentary very much. He did a great job going over the crime and interviewing all the different people that were involved. The two guys found guilty of the senseless murders got what they deserved. They both denied everything although the evidence against them was overwhelming. Compelling story and makes me glad to live in Texas and to still have the right to bear arms because there are a lot of people like these two out there.

I do not understand how this movie received such high reviews. I think Herzog has a lot of friends.

The movie is decent but it leaves out significant details about the case, especially regarding Jason Burkett's story. To find out more about the actual case and Jason's side of things, I recommend you check out www . jason - burkett . com The website contains details about everything from Jason's angle.

It wasn't exactly what I says it is but close enough that it was incredible.

I don't like speaking negative about someone trying to put together good work, but this film misses the mark. Herzog must admit that his film has very little to do with its premise: delving into the life of someone on death row. It spend most of the time on the crime itself. Mr. Herzog, that's a different film. My other complaint is that there is lots of filler to eat up time. Long camera shots, etc. Sure, some will defend him in the name of style. It's not. It's filler. And, please, the music is so mismatched. Mr. Herzog is obviously a talented and passionate artist. Please, stay on task, kill the filler, and match the soundtrack better. I'm really surprised by the positive reviews. I would invite them to refute the points I have put here. This film would have been great had it stayed focused on the real topic -- this young man facing the death penalty. And lastly, he obviously used it as a platform to express his views against the death penalty, which seriously takes down the the film's quality. Just give us the story on this young man facing the death penalty -- let us form our own opinions on the topic. Total propaganda piece, and not very well done at that. On a positive note, he did what most documentarians fail miserably to do: provide first-hand source material. He gets real marks for that. It's not a lame history collage. He gives us first-hand interviews. Good job on that. In other words, he really got out there and worked on the film.

Herzog takes the needed time to probe and explore capital punishment from every angle in this case. Some of the interviews are masterful. I'm left not knowing what to think, but profoundly disturbed.

A wonderful exploration into the controversial Texas justice system. As a Texan I was born and raised an advocate of the death penalty however this film touched my heart. Beautiful work, this case is one of very man here in TX. Herzog shows a non biased beautiful plot. A+

How? How did this get rated so high? What a scam! Horrible! Worst rental of the year! Don't do it. Sorry, I won't even waste time to review it!