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Critic Reviews
Jun 4, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Filthy Rich effectively shows the vast systemic failure that allowed these girls to be victimized for so long. ... The series is at its best when amplifying the voices of Epstein’s survivors. One by one, they tell their stories revealing the painful details and providing important insight into the experience of surviving sexual assault and trauma.
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The TelegraphMay 28, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Epstein’s death, which remains a murky element, helps this series concentrate on the area where it can illuminate his grim case most potently: that is, on first-hand accounts from his victims, who at all times have a great deal more to say on the subject than he does, whether in recorded deposition (which is almost the only time we see him speaking) or from beyond the grave.
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Movie NationMay 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
In four episodes that range from enraging to heartbreaking, we get to hear from victims, from appalled law enforcement complaining of compromised prosecutors, from business associates and ex-employees of the super-rich pedophile infamous for his “Orgy Island/Pedophile Island” in the Caribbean.
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May 21, 2020
Season 1 Review:
This series provides the service of laying out a case that’s far less sensational than it could be (if because it’s leaving opportunities to gesture towards a more sweeping story on the table). ... Though viewers may crave more context and analysis, “Filthy Rich” does well at amplifying voices that tended to get lost in a story about one man who took a fall and, in his nebulous and dark orbit, many who likely never will. For this, it’s a worthwhile piece of work, if a painful watch.
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May 28, 2020
Season 1 Review:
This faltering start is unfortunate, because beginning with episode 2, the miniseries develops as an impressive work of investigation, victim advocacy and sandbagging. ... The “survivors” of Epstein’s exploitation aren’t always their own best witnesses. Director Bryant, who began this film a year before the final arrest of Epstein (which may explain the series’ structure), allows the young women to speak without interruption—not without editing, but without questions being posed during shooting.
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May 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
There’s indisputable value in giving voice to people who were rendered voiceless for most of their adult lives, and in letting them explain how the systems that were supposed to protect them repeatedly failed. But Filthy Rich also suffers from a lack of clarity, hovering over its primary subject rather than targeting its punches. The series is eminently watchable, and enraging. But it comes no closer to unraveling Epstein than any previous reportorial attempts have managed.
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May 26, 2020
Season 1 Review:
In the three episodes provided for this review, there’s never a unifying theme or reason that helps a viewer understand why the Epstein saga still merits four hours of our undivided attention. “Filthy Rich” often plays like a longer, fancier episode of NBC’s “Dateline.”
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May 27, 2020
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