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Sam Adams
Time Out Chicago
The movie offers a few plausible explanations as to what might have been wrong with Diane Schuler, but ultimately it tests her family's, and its audience's, ability to accept without understanding.
Jul 2, 2018
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Angela W
No point to this documentary other than showing surviving family members in extreme denial. The evidence showing that Diane was drunk and high is irrefutable, and it is ridiculous seeing them try to push alternative theories like a stroke or an abscess tooth. They clearly don’t understand how science works. The family even admit that they know she smokes weed and there was a giant bottle of vodka found in the car wreckage (pictures shown). This documentary is an insult to the poor families of those other people that she killed and the poor children that never had a voice.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
04/21/24
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Taylor G
Give me those two hours of my life back.
Every piece of evidence points with 100% certainty to the indisputable fact that "Aunt Diane" was hammered drunk and high, killing 8 people, including 4 kids. Yet this documentary spends two hours trying to deify her into this almost saint-like mom and wife that couldn't have possibly done this. Absolute trash. Watch something else.
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
03/30/24
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J M
The tragedy that occurred at the hands of Diane Schuler is beyond devastating - it's unimaginable. The lives of multiple family and friends were forever changed in the course of a few moments. Like most of these horrendous tales, the absolute truth will never be known. The trouble I had with this documentary is that I couldn't figure out what the filmmakers were trying to accomplish. Diane's autopsy showed alcohol and marijuana in her blood, and a bottle of vodka was found in the vehicle. Her husband and sister-in-law spend the entire film insisting that Diane did not abuse drugs or alcohol and that the findings must be incorrect. Do the filmmakers want us to believe that the autopsy was incorrect? Are they trying to paint a portrait of loved ones in denial? Is the point of the film that we never truly know anyone? It's never made clear, and this lack of focus is detrimental. Interviews include childhood friends of Diane's who hadn't seen her in a decade and medical/psychological professionals who had never met her and speak in generalities. It's certainly understandable why someone felt the need to detail the tragedy, but it's ultimately a very frustrating experience due to its lack of clarity and overall vision. It ends up feeling pointless, which is the last thing you want to feel when faced with such devastation and pain. - Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook)
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/18/24
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Elvis P
I have idea of why people are being negative. This is very good. I'm stingy with stars.
Recommend
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
09/01/23
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Anna B
Extremely sad documentary about a family that is unwilling to close the door on a tragic drunk driving accident. Very triggering for those with loved ones with substance abuse history. Horrific ending with actual images of Diane Schuler, deceased, at the scene of the wreck with absolutely no warning.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
07/25/23
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Alan T
A compelling subject: what made a seemingly good mother do such a horrific thing? Unfortunately, the film is told mainly through the perspective of the husband, who is clearly deluded, and sister-in-law, who is also immune to evidence and reason. So much of the film is spent questioning the autopsy results by those two, including a sham attorney and investigator, and the main question is left hanging: why did she do it?
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
05/14/23
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