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This review was originally published on June 9, 2016.
On April 10, 2024,O.J.
After watching all ten episodes of the work of high sordid art that wasThe People v. O.J.
Simpson: American Crime Story, it felt like everything that needed to be said about O.J.
Simpson on television in 2016 had been said.
It turns out that wasnt true.
But the most significant is this: its scope.The People v. O.J.
LikeAmerican Crime Story, its also a study of major issues that exist outside of O.J.
Simpson: Made in Americais about almost everything that has mattered in this country over the last 50 years.
We talk about O.J.
The story is O.J.
The story of O.J.
The effect is powerful.
The connection, even if you see it coming, still sucks the breath right out of your lungs.
The documentary revisits a lot of the same moments recently dissected inThe People v. O.J.
In thePeople v. O.J.
We would have had a mariachi band out front.
You still cant help but bust out laughing.
To a much greater extent thanThe People v. O.J.
He was a little bit forceful, LeBon recalls her saying.)
Nicole Brown is not glorified as a saint.
In other words, inO.J.
Simpson: Made in America, the story is O.J.
But its also us.
