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This is a documentary, shot by Jon Alpert from 1984 to 2020, which follows the life of three heroin addicts who are in and out of jail to support their addictions. What makes it interesting, at least for me, is a couple things:
First, the video footage of the 80's is neat to watch, I remember the decade fondly.
The characters are likable, decent people, but caught in the cyclical grip of drug addiction. You want them to succeed, and even though they are petty thieves in their youth, they steal to buy drugs. They are not violent, and Rob has the street wise, gift of gab that makes him endearing. How this guy was able to get so much footage, including inside the courtroom and inside the prison, I found particularly amazing at times.
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First, the video footage of the 80's is neat to watch, I remember the decade fondly.
The characters are likable, decent people, but caught in the cyclical grip of drug addiction. You want them to succeed, and even though they are petty thieves in their youth, they steal to buy drugs. They are not violent, and Rob has the street wise, gift of gab that makes him endearing. How this guy was able to get so much footage, including inside the courtroom and inside the prison, I found particularly amazing at times.
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Life of Crime 1984-2020’ on HBO Max, A Searing Document Of The Vitality That Substance Abuse Robs From Life
Documentary filmmaker Jon Alpert filmed Life of Crime 1984-2020 across three-plus decades.
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