The Phantom

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Gareth v A solid doco that looks at a gross miscarriage of justice, but doesn't delve deep enough into how that occurred and why. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a heartbreak and may change the minds of some who advocate for the death penalty. Mr. DeLuna had a criminal past but he did NOT do this murder and was put to death for something he didn't do. Texas is a bad place to live if you're poor and Hispanic. I don't know that that much has changed between then and now, frankly. Well done interviews and an important story. Very very angering miscarriage of justice with no way to go back and fix it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review dave d Documentary filmmaker Patrick Forbes digs into the trial, conviction and eventual execution of Carlos DeLuna. In the process Forbes asks some pertinent and relevant questions that should have been answered decades ago. The story is simple: police are too lazy to look for the right person and the wrong man gets the death penalty because in Texas when it comes to putting people of color to death, the state has an HOV lane. Some of the talking heads spots seem overly rehearsed and others look scripted, but the message of the film should not be taken lightly. In a fair world this kind of discrimination would be known by all, but sadly it is only a few that know of the disgrace and the black eye this should leave many in Texas with. Final Score: 8/10 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review dan r Always up for a Netflix documentary I decided to check out 'The Phantom'. SYNOPSIS: 'Carlos DeLuna was arrested in 1983 aged 21 for the murder of Wanda Lopez, and protested his innocence until his execution, declaring that it was another Carlos who committed the crime.' A fascinating and ultimately infuriating look at a fatal miscarriage of justice in Texas, to which we've seen in other documentaries before on Netflix. I always find myself questioning how the American legal system can be so flawed. Not directly produced by Netflix this documentary doesn't have the expected polish of other offerings on the platform. 6/10 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow is all I can say. What a miscarriage of justice, with no repercussions. It throws a well deserved egg on a lot of faces, some popular. Unbelievable story. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/22 Full Review Audience Member It looks interesting, but it opens with a desert scene of California and a cowboy riding at full tilt, which is supposed to depict Texas? Corpus Christi, Texas is subtropical and situated on the Gulf of Mexico. Kind of ridiculous, but the film makers saved money by not shooting on location. It makes one anticipate more fabrications. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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