“Measured, nuanced and finally gut-punching. Precise and insistent in its moral inquiry of what the show has wrought — and its lingering impact on participants, viewers and abuse survivors. Premiering in competition at Sundance, “Predators” would be a dead cert for high-profile distribution and extensive festival play even it weren’t this smartly and sensitively executed. As riveting as any of those that [Chris Hansen] steered in his television prime. Brilliant… subtly needling… Leaves us unnerved.”
“A raw and riveting documentary that skeptically re-examines [To Catch a Predator]’s appeal, legacy, and ethicality. Split into three parts that reflect an infinite pattern of crime, punishment, and cultural recidivism, “Predators” fixates on our shared complicity in continuing that cycle with every click. A powerful indictment of the lens through which we’ve since been conditioned to see everything else as well. ”
ROGEREBERT.COM, Brian Tallerico
“Stunning. Much more than another attempt to interrogate our international obsession with true crime culture. It’s also an act of courage, confronting an increasingly vigilante-driven mindset that never pauses to understand that which is correctly considered vile, choosing instead to turn it into entertainment. Ends with a breathtaking interview with Hansen that culminates in a formally daring bit of filmmaking that makes you rethink the very title of this excellent film.”
“Not only counterprogramming to the same formulaic true crime series that streaming platforms continue to churn out, but it’s also in direct dialog with these shows and the audience's unrelenting obsession with them. A pensive and intelligent work. Osit’s main objective is to eke out all the nuances and complexities of a very weighty, very hard-to-talk-about issue. a compelling portrait of just how distorted America’s justice system is, and how the media has had a very firm hand in this calamity.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, Daniel Fienberg
“Fascinating. A complicated examination of a crowd-pleasing hit. ”
