Few times have I seen a documentary series meander and drag and milk ancillary storylines and footage like this series. It's slick, the core story -- the disappearance and fate of Elisa Lam -- is interesting, but the filmmaker pads the story so much it's like a meal made out of 10 lbs of Hamburger Helper. Even watching this in fast forward, skipping and skipping ahead, the doc dragged. There could have been an interesting series here, but the filmmaker chose to make a documentary about everything EXCEPT their central subject. The doc is a history of Los Angeles, a history of the Cecil Hotel, of Skid Row. I knew I was in trouble when the filmmaker chose to have an actress read extensive excerpts of Elisa Lam's Tumblr blog. All these things may appeal to some viewers. For me, I want more focus in the docs I watch. It's like this documentary crashed into Wikipedia.
NOT RECOMMENDED.
NOT RECOMMENDED.