Like many others, I've been fascinated by the JonBenet Ramsey murder for a long time. While the crime happened in 1996, long before I ever could have remembered it, once I discovered it, I've never really been able to let it go. So I've been patiently awaiting this Netflix documentary for quite a long time. I always had my own thoughts on who committed the murder, what's happened to allow this to go unsolved to this day, and I was hoping that Casting JonBenet would offer some answers, or at least some confirmation one way or another to my theories.
It didn't give me that. Instead, Casting JonBenet gives possibly the most unique perspective on the murder that I have ever seen. It gave us a look at the lives of many actors from Colorado who have somehow been personally affected by the murder or who relate to it somehow while they auditioned for the role and acted out the many different possible schemes of the tragic night. To some extent, this definitely took some of the focus off of the victim, however, it also gave such a different view to the entire case. This allows viewers to see how a high profile murder such as this one can be relatable to so many people and how it can affect people you would never expect in a community. At times, it also forces you to think about what goes on behind closed doors when you are not looking, and reminds viewers that in reality, everything is not always as it seems.
While Casting JonBenet was not AT ALL what I was expecting, I was still captured by the creativity of it all, the stories and theories posited by the actors were raw and relatable, and the film keeps me interested in and guessing on the JonBenet murder until something else comes along. It may not give answers, but this film was absolutely entertaining.
Casting JonBenet (2017) 1 hr 20 mins
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