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ARM reviews "Untouchable" documentary

oncefallendotcom
oncefallendotcom
To hear a complete rundown and commentary of the film:

https://youtu.be/o-U4LYan4Ik

Tom Madison of Oregon Action Committee and Derek Logue from Once Fallen took a bite out of the Big Apple and watched the much-hyped film "Untouchable," playing at the Tribeca Film Festival.

On a scale of 1 to 10, Tom gave it a 6, I gave it a 4.9. I found the film to be lacking in criticism of the Book family an catered to the Books. Tom found it somewhat valuable because Ron Book makes an ass of himself.

David Feige himself stated his intent wasn't to "talk solutions," and he felt the message of ARM was "too harsh." in the end, the film fails to deliver some hard-hitting truths. On the upside, a number of researchers were in the film (Jill Levenson, Eric S. Janus, and others), and last year's Rally in Tally does make an appearance, albeit in an incomplete form that stressed the Book family rather than our message of reform.

Quite frankly, it wasn't worth the $25 I spent to see this film.
Advocate2
Advocate2
Thank you Once - were the researchers (like Jill) able to get their points across and given ample time?
oncefallendotcom
oncefallendotcom
On the upside, they DID pepper the film with a handful of facts, particularly about low recidivism rates and how residency laws do not work. I'd like to think they got their point across. The question is, would those on the other side even bother paying attention to them?
Independent2014
Independent2014
Statistics don't mean much to people who want to stay ignorant. They keep on looking at individual cases of sex offenders recidivating, that scares them and then claim that almost all sex offenders recidivate but since sex crimes are under reported that's the reason the recidivism is not coming to light. It's an impossible position to attack because they can claim under reporting and then close their ears and yell la la la la la.
Group Founderwisconsinrsol
wisconsinrsol
It sounded like they catered to the Book family. With rehearsed questions that were pre-approved. So no shocking questions to be revealed with micro expressions while they try to justify their actions.

The few reviews I have seen on this film the more disappointing it sounds to be. Now I'll wait for it to hit netflix.... or stream online...