Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

PaulPony Talk about timely! Killing for Love is one of those rare and engrossing films that not only moves deeper and deeper into the inner workings of an unjust conviction and term of imprisonment, 30 years and running. What separates this from the pack are new and critical pieces of the on-going story unfolding before the world's eyes via the international press. The only other example I can think of is Robert Durst in The Jinx (2015), although with this carefully crafted new film, there are surprises due to a variety of factors, not simply a confession as with Durst. From IMDb: "This beautifully crafted film reveals a mismanaged, or perhaps completely corrupted, judicial process. This was the first criminal trial held in front of TV cameras - the first high-profile, international case tried in a small town. Investigations over the past 3 years have turned up stunning evidence that was previously suppressed or deemed inadmissible. New forensic techniques have disproven evidence that was key to Soering's original conviction. Denied parole 12 times, his next hearing in 2017 may have a different outcome, at the same time the film is in release." See it as soon as you can and get up to speed on this intriguing and bizarre true crime story.

looseseal-15913 A love story, a murder, a man in prison for 32 years for a crime he never committed.In the vein of Making a Murderer, Killing For Love takes us through the heartbreaking story of a man fighting desperately against the criminal justice system. Jens Soering meets Elizabeth Haysom in his first year of college in the United States. He is from Germany, an outsider, very smart. She is also terribly smart, manipulative, charming. Jens is enchanted with her right away and their love affair begins. They write each other love letters when they are apart--which are narrated perfectly by Imogen Poots and Daniel Bruhl--long, poetic confessions of love and fantasy and twisted desire. Elizabeth writes again and again of her hatred toward her parents; their drinking; her desire to have them dead. When her parents are brutally murdered, Elizabeth and Jens flee to Europe, but are eventually captured and there's talk of the death penalty. Jens, wrapped up in his obsession and desperate to save his girlfriend, confesses to the crime. The story twists and turns, each person adding more and sometimes contradictory but of the tale--from folks who were investigating the crime when it happened to those still rallying and fighting on behalf of Jens. I found myself both captivated by the twists and turns of the narrative, and heartbroken for Jens. This film is engrossing, crushing, and a story well-told.

whitneylifex If you're a fan of true-crime documentaries like "Making A Murder," the "Paradise Lost" films, and "The Thin Blue Line," this film is for you. Like those films, this one allows you to sit watching as judge & jury, looking at a case through the prism of time, to see if the verdict was just. I believe, like those films, that this one lays out a persuasive argument for reasonable doubt which is no small thing. After all, it is a fact that innocent people end up in prison. Luckily, on occasion, the system corrects itself, as we read every few months when someone is exonerated by DNA. For that to happen, though, people need to care and that is why I recommend watching this film. Every voice counts.

stanleyjdavid Killing For Love is an excellent film -- one well worth watching. It's a riveting true-crime documentary about the Haysom murders in Virginia in the 1980s and Jens Soering's wrongful conviction and ongoing fight for freedom. Akin to Making a Murderer and Serial, the film chronicles how terribly wrong things can go in our criminal justice system. In this case, the film's subject (Jens Soering) is a German-born student who is attending the University of Virginia. He falls in love with Elizabeth Haysom, the daughter of Virginia socialites, whose allure masks her deep psychological and family troubles. When her parents are murdered, Elizabeth and Jens become the prime suspects, and a high-profile trial and media maelstrom ensue. The film includes great footage from the trial itself -- the first of its kind, pre-dating the OJ Simpson case, to be captured in the international media spotlight. Watch and expect to be drawn into this story of love, youth, betrayal, murder, and a criminal justice system incapable of separating fact from fiction.