Sacco and Vanzetti (2007)

Documentary about two Italian immigrants who were accused, convicted, and executed for a Boston robbery and killing in 1920 they almost certainly had no hand in committing.

This is, obviously, a big emotional story -- inspiring folk songs and previous dramatic films -- so I don't have any idea how it came off as plodding, especially considering its 80-minute run time. Part of the problem was its scattershot approach, which made it difficult for someone unfamiliar with the material (me!) to follow the thread of events. Most of the time I was more incensed about the way the filmmakers were killing the narrative than the fact that Sacco and Vanzetti were being killed. That ain't right.

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