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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really wanted to like this doc, and I did enjoy it somewhat, but it was just too long, in my opinion.  I knew a lot about the case going in, and I'm a football fan, so I was really excited for it.  I felt like they spent too much time on the sexual orientation aspect--I think it was a big piece, but it seemed to get a bigger headline than it deserved.  His HS quarterback/lover was a good addition, but the guy's father just seemed unnecessary.  He was just providing his own commentary without any additional knowledge of the facts.  He didn't know what was going on between AH and his son, and then when he talked about his son coming out to him, he was apparently totally okay with it.  So... what's your point?  If he had said he was angry or reacted negatively, that might have shown how AH's father would have reacted and given that perspective.  Ryan O'Callahan, the gay NFL player, provided a good perspective of the climate, showing that AH could never come out, and that he was part of an anti-gay culture himself, being in the NFL.  O'Callahan's contribution was necessary; the quarterback's dad's was not.

Also, I didn't care for the implication that AH was homosexual, and not possibly bisexual.  If they wanted to "prove" he wasn't interested in women at all, I would have expected some talk about how he never dated in high school or college, or that he wasn't that into or affectionate with his fiancee, or something.  But there was nothing presented that suggested his relationship with his fiancee was anything but genuine.

Also, having looked into the books written by others, I feel like they should have spent more time on the childhood abuse in order to tell his story.  Basically all they presented was AH's own words about how his mother went through a lot with his father, but they stayed together, and then a few minutes near the end about his dad beating up his mom one night, and threatening the boys.  I mean, his brother changed his freakin' name so he wouldn't be "Dennis Jr." anymore.  THAT says a lot--I want to hear more about what happened when they were kids.

Anyway, there was a lot to this story and I felt like with what they chose to present, this movie could have been 2 hours or less.  They certainly had enough info available to fill 3 hours, but I was bored for a good part of it.  Definitely interested to know more and read the brother's book now.    [/quote]

I actually liked the input from QB's dad. He had more insight into AH's dad because he saw him as grown man sees another grown man. His son's (the QB's) perspective of the elder Hernandez was with the eyes of a kid. Those are two legitimately different perspectives.

I also wish the documentary had told more about the physical abuse he took as a kid. AH had the severest case of CTE of any NFL player, despite playing only 3(?) seasons in the NFL. [/quote]

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