That stole from the experience for me, akin to complaints that I've read others make of other documentaries that have done this, e.g. It often felt like it was there to pad time, which is odd given the wide range of subjects that were interviewed who likely had more to say. What was ineffective and annoying was the use of sudden words quite often going into the screen, including the occasional song lyric, not all of which felt like it matched. Its juxtapositions of past and present work well for film purposes, although some may object to the sociopolitical comparisons. '13th' or 'The 13th' does well in cinematic sense with an interesting photography of the subjects it interviews, and very effective editing. I'll side-step that by analyzing this as a film lover who is multi-ethnic and has studied criminology and has worked for many years in the behavioral health system, including rehabilitation and diversion of people entering the judicial system, of all races and social classes. It appears that all reviews of this documentary are in turn reviewed by where people stand politically. Reviewed by demented_peruvian 7 /10 Interesting points and questions, but incomplete
