Mike G One of the worst shows I’ve ever watched Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Kristin K Reckless and pointless. They are too preoccupied with making the audience watch (and rewatch) footage of Michael's absurd and incriminating meltdowns to create any type of coherent or thoughtful narrative. Without a single reliable voice and a total lack of craftsmanship, as another reviewer said, you're better off reading an article online. Interviews and video footage (often without context) do not make it a "documentary." They leaned too heavily on these characters' desperation to be in front of the camera thinking the story would write itself. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review Stephen H Certainly the case is odd, but at its heart, the twists and turns, is the question of whether Natalia is manipulative and evil or whether her adoptive family is at fault. This is a false premise. Natalia was an orphan who got bounced around from family to family - hence attachment issues. Natalia may have threatened her adoptive family with harm - who wouldn't? Natalia was inappropriate in her apartment complex - that's because she was 8 and not 24. She is overly friendly with neighbors - attachment issues again. She plays with kids - never had a chance to. She says sexually appropriate things - since she was raped at least once (probably more) by the age of 8, she may not be able to assess what is appropriate and inappropriate. Eats from people's fridges - she's hungry. Within a two year period, she lives with an (allegedly) abuse mother and histrionic father - is she expected to be a "normal", well adjusted person? She claims to be 24 - she was physically abused and manipulated to say these things. The postscript bolsters the case that she's somehow evil. There's no intrigue here. By the age of 8 she experienced sexual, physical, emotional, and mental abuse and abandonment. These things were done to her by adults and she was helpless to stop them. A reputable child psychologist would have been an informative interviewee, rather than random people. But somehow the film makers prefer to demonize her. Meanwhile, the film crew keeps recording when the son fails to turn off his mic. Shouldn't they have turned off his mic? When a vulnerable interviewee says they want to stop the interview, you stop. It's grossly unethical to ignore their wishes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/24 Full Review Eve B I cannot believe this producer felt it was appropriate or warranted to display a child's trauma in such an awful way for the PLEASURE of an audience, including but not limited to overt psychological, emotional abuse , physical and sexual abuse not to mention trafficking . Demonstration and repetition of abuse, was reinforced by every adult including the DA ( expert ? ) , the FBI agent, who was an expert in child trafficking , the cop DAVenport , the neighbors , the multiple family members who all acted to compound the trauma of this young person who has struggled since birth with repeated abuse and neglect from her world . She was visibly retraumatized on camera by a viscious psychopathic adoptive mother , a narcisistic histrionic sociopathic father and various other people who are presented to us FOR OUR PLEASURE. There was no EXPERT in trauma to interpret her lack of ability to bond with individuals , to be aggressive or to seek out inappropriate relationships . Anyone who finds this story engaging , exciting , moving, outside of an urgent need to contact every streaming service and have this removed, needs to contact psychiatric services asap for their own evaluation and treatment . I thought DAHMER was as low as media could sink but this has left me disgusted beyond any possible level . SHAME on you all and I can only hope this young person will turn off the camera and seek out bonafide help which EXISTS , to heal . As a nurse practitioner who has cared for traumatized youth for AGES this was the most horrific thing I could ever imagine any of my patients watching . Please remove this awful awful dangerous series and let it. and let the creators burn in hell . Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/13/24 Full Review John K The story is shocking, horrific, and sad. I feel for Natalia Grace. Her adopted parents are deplorable for the abhorrent things they did to Natalia Grace in the time period that preceded the first season of the show. Despite the captivating story, the second season of this show stinks. I think the title of the second episode of the second season explains the motivations of the characters and the producers of the show: "For the Love of Money." If you are invested in Natalia Grace's story, I recommend that you skip this horrible "documentary" and find something online summarizing the contents of the second season. Many of the characters from the first season (esp. Michael) continue their deplorable and cringey behavior as they appear to act their way through this "documentary." Even Natalia Grace appears to cry some crocodile tears, and has a remarkable memory of things that happened to her when she was 6 or 7. In the second season, the audience sees more of the Mans family, who also appear to act their way through this show. Certain climaxes of this season that involve the Mans family seem theatrical, staged, and premeditated. The characters all seem to be using this show as a platform from which to build their brands. Altogether, this documentary feels inauthentic, slimy, and gross. The choices made by the production team bothered me even more than the behavior of the characters. First, the show is over-dramatized to the nth degree, including cheesy music that is ostensibly used to increase the tension, but is unnatural and out of place. Second, the season is drawn out. Each episode repeats the most basic tenets of the show, as if the audience has no prior knowledge of the plot. For instance, in episode 2 of season 2 (9 episodes into the show), Beth Karas (the "legal expert" who serves as the show's de facto narrator) explains something along the lines of, "Natalia's parents tried to convince people that Natalia was an adult, even though she was actually a child." WE KNOW, THAT'S THE WHOLE SHOW. As another example, in seemingly every episode of the second season, Natalia Grace explains that she was so hurt by these people because they were supposed to be the people that were supposed to love and take care of her. Again, while sympathetic and likely true, at this point, the audience understands that. Third, the show's deployment of Karas as a narrator is odd. She provides very little legal analysis or unique insight; rather, she just summarizes the already repetitive dialogue, explains simple concepts, or narrates facts that the audience should instead learn from the characters who have first-hand knowledge of this information. It feels like the creators of the show asked her to reprise her prior career as a prosecutor and deliver a closing argument against the Barnetts, and spliced that into the show. Like much of the rest of the show, it feels theatrical and inappropriate for a documentary. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Lisa c I just can't make this programme out the step Father Michael seems to be putting on a terrible act , talk about over dramatic !!! He seems to love the attention . Natalia keeps going into fits of crying but there are no tears & when she has the second meeting with Michael she's smiling at the memory's with him . Why does she keep looking over at the crew from the corner of her eyes when she's so called crying . I don't know it all seems like it's dramatised but it shouldn't be cause it's a series matter , maybe cause it's American they do tend to over dramatise everything . It just makes me question everything about the whole story 😤🤦♀️ Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a review
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