To start with, Jonah Hill and James Franco, in my opinion, were totally miscast in what should have been a far better picture. I don't doubt the veracity of the case, but what I do have misgivings with are the obvious embellishments that are part of an already poor script in order to heighten the dramatic effect. This is done frequently in these types of films, understandably, but in this particular story, they stand out like sore thumbs. The retelling of horrific cases like this, a man who murdered his family, fled the country and assumed another man's identity, should have been written with less emphasis on the case itself and more on the motivations of an obviously insane person who committed these awful crimes. The substandard writing and poor acting, unfortunately ,added to the many woes of 'True Story'.
Review of True Story
