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The Jinx: Part 2 (TV Miniseries)

The Jinx: Part 2

2024

Andrew Jarecki

Documentary

6.6

313

TV Series. Documentary At the end of the original series, "The Jinx," viewers around the world were stunned to hear Robert Durst utter the words "I killed them all, of course." Hours earlier, according to evidence uncovered by the filmmakers, Durst had been arrested in a New Orleans hotel lobby. The filmmakers continued their investigation over the next eight years, uncovering hidden footage, Durst's jail calls and interviews with people who had never before come forward. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Hattie Lindert AV Club	"The second installment of the series that spawned Robert Durst's murder trial is absorbing (even if it feels less urgent than the first)"
		Joel Keller Decider	"While 'The Jinx – Part Two' is still worth watching, it feels not nearly as essential and compelling as the original series was, and some of its more meta moments left us scratching our heads"
		Ben Pearson SlashFilm	"A must-watch, revelatory continuation of the greatest true crime documentary ever made"
		Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"The first season set the bar impossibly high for the second, and the new season can’t come close to clearing it."
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"New characters, fresh clues, and the promise of another jaw-dropping finale make 'The Jinx—Part Two' a worthy twisty-turny sequel"
		Kurt Suchman The Wrap	"The six-episode follow-up to the Robert Durst docuseries has little in the way of revelations or insight"
		Carol Midgley The Times	"'The Jinx: Part Two' is still spicy television, let's be clear, but it is obviously missing its repugnant star interviewee Robert Durst (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kelly Lawler USA Today	"While we may know the ending to Durst's story, there is still plenty for the series to uncover (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Leila Latif The Guardian	"Nearly a decade on from the murder confession that made The Jinx iconic TV, Durst’s loose lips don’t get any less shocking – but this meta follow-up does make some icky choices (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"One of the most fascinating true crime sagas of all time"
		Nina Metz Chicago Tribune	"Why do people do such horrible things to one another? Who is often allowed to get away with these crimes and why? Compelling enough questions that we keep coming back for more (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"This part illustrates what justice looks like, and it’s simply possible that 'justice' is less dramatically interesting than 'injustice'. Either way, 'The Jinx — Part Two' is still good TV and that’s probably enough"
		Valerie Ettenhofer Dread Central	"[It] works better as entertainment than as a record of fact (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"Jarecki and his team have masterfully planted their new chapters with plenty to keep us coming back (...) But having binge-watched the first four episodes, the experience is disorienting.
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"If you watched the original 'The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst' then you’ll definitely want to watch these six new episodes as well (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lex Briscuso IGN	"Andrew Jarecki’s electrifying follow-up to the first season is a smart recontextualization of the true crime documentary ecosystem"
		Lili Loofbourow The Washington Post	"Raw footage of Robert Durst's trial is frequently more dramatic —and engaging— than the polished documentary Jarecki and Smerling cobbled together without him in an attempt to reclaim the case they blew wide open"
		Carly Lane Collider	"Despite knowing the outcome, 'Part Two' still surprises with its own twists, highlighting the captivating nature of this real-life drama."
		Ed Power Telegraph	"True-crime’s most grotesque villain returns for a compelling second act (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Melanie McFarland Salon	"The media critic side of me wants to chastise Jarecki for prioritizing entertainment value over strictly ordered journalism. But the murder mystery addict in me appreciates the simple thrills offered in this continuation"
		Proma Khosla IndieWire	"A wildly meta true crime rollercoaster one can’t stop watching"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"This nine-years-later continuation again proves quite compelling"

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