The family hate it, Oscar is apparently not a fan, and the terrible reviews are piling up.
Still keen to watch it? Of course you are – it’s actually available on DStv right now over HERE.
If you’re kicking it old school on your telly then head to ‘Catch Up’, ‘Movies’, and look for Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer.
So, what did the folks at Channel24 think of the Lifetime movie? Rating: 1/5 stars.
Here’s some of their review:
On Saturday South Africans tuned in to watch this tragedy unfold on television – I bet largely because we were curious to see how the story would be told. Listen, we knew it was going to be shoddy but nothing quite prepared us for just how bad it would be.
First off the most distracting thing was definitely the terrible accents. It was a cross between an Australian and English accent. Secondly, it was very clear by the locations that this film wasn’t shot in South Africa – there was no familiarity at all.
The plot was an absolute mess as well. The film starts off on the day of Reeva’s death and then it randomly jumps between the past and the present. It focuses on how they met, their relationship, Oscar’s temper and eventually the court case. The writers tried to tell the story as the details of their relationship emerged during the trial but they failed miserably to tell a cohesive story.
When it comes to the acting Andreas Damm, who played Oscar, tried really hard to create a multi-dimensional character but it came across as play acting. Toni Garrn [above] on the other hand should rather stick to the modelling. I don’t know if this film was the right platform for the launch of her acting career.
This film once again highlights the importance of South Africans telling our own stories when we’re ready to do so.
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer is a tragic film that should never have been made.
Seems like that one star rating was a little kind.
Some comments from Twitter users via IOL:
That Oscar Pistorius movie is one of the worst things I’ve ever watched in my life!
This Oscar Pistorius movie is such crap. The people’s accents are so weird they can’t even pronounce the character’s surnames properly. Lifetime please stop making such unnecessary and senseless movies. Respect South Africans and let us tell our own stories. Epic failure
Watching Oscar Pistorius: Blade runner killer on #LifeTime Pathetic production! Irresponsible placements of old SA flag. Overall bullshit! Adjusting facts.
Woooow…the Oscar Pistorius movie is the trashiest of trash such an irresponsible retelling of a real tragedy. And poorly made at that! Wow Lifetime wow…
Oh, on second thought maybe I won’t waste my time.
Anyway, here’s the trailer:
Nah.
[sources:channel24&iol]
