"The Thing About Pam" --- well, I went out of my way to dvr this every time it was on because I like Rene Zellweger, and crime stories are interesting to me, but by the end of this, I was very disappointed. The character started out really quirky (and evidently this person in real life is like this, because they showed some video of her at the end of the series) , but the script was very weak to me. It gradually got worse and worse while I watched it --- the cops were too "stupid," the district attorney was too spineless, the defense attorney a little too dogged, the husband too "Out of it," her kid too creepy, and her neighbor too clueless....and the list goes on. I can't believe that the screenplay writer didn't take some liberties with this story, but if he/she didn't, then I don't think I ever would have made the movie because the story is just too silly to believe. Here is this Pam who has read all of the mysteries, making bonehead mistakes ---- I guess I prefer smarter criminals who are outsmarted by smarter police persons, so this series was just too silly for me. Maybe I missed the whole boat and this was a comedy? in that case, the score might be higher, but then I would complain about the inconsistent tone throughout. Either way, I would rate this 2.5 out of 5 --- There were some moments that worked, but not enough for a 6 part series.
PS -- maybe I missed something, which is quite possible, but some things were left unexplained --- I'll just give one example --- her slippers --- they made a big deal about it, but ?
'THE THING ABOUT PAM" 2022 4 hours and 18 mins
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband, Russ' conviction, but he insisted he did not kill her. This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
Stars : Renee Zellweger, Josh Duhamel, Judy Greer
Writers: Travis Sentell and a crew of 6 other writers (Ah! therein lies the problem!)
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