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Manhunt (2024)
Historical inaccuracies just too much to handle
I gave it a try. I enjoyed the book it is based on. I have an MA in history and realize these films are not going to be 100% accurate, but this was just too much. Got through a couple episodes before I hung it up. Too much to really mention here but I have to ask...where is Stanton's beard? And when did Stanton turn into Sherlock Holmes, out there with his gun raiding homes, measuring boot prints etc. Ridiculous. The real guy was a middle aged, bearded dude with a Dad bod. Not an iron jawed, clean shaven Jason Statham wannabe!
As to the acting, it is pretty atrocious! And the sets look like they were built for a high school production of Oliver!
It is really too bad. Really good historical dramas are lacking. Some have been very good (Lincoln, Gangs of New York, Glory, even Braveheart despite the inaccuracies there). The story it is trying to tell is a compelling one and could have been made without introducing so much that was just factually wrong. I mean, it isn't like this incident isn't well documented!