Herzog is pursuing no agenda with Into the Abyss, despite his opposition to extreme judicial measures. He's seeking to answer the question of why people kill, especially in a situation such as this where the reason for the murders was so meaningless. Peter Howell,Toronto Star
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12/02/2011 @ 12:00 AM
Into the Abyss does what too few documentaries these days do - it gives ample play to all sides of the argument. Herzog allows us to think things through on our own. Peter Rainer,Christian Science Monitor
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11/27/2011 @ 12:00 AM
Herzog has managed another strange and intriguing look at a culture and the sorts of people it creates - victims, cops and criminals. Roger Moore,Orlando Sentinel
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11/18/2011 @ 12:00 AM
Herzog's investigation may not work as an anti-death-penalty editorial, but its findings are undeniably profound. Peter Debruge,Variety
A disquieting, heartbreaking look at American crime and punishment. Sheri Linden,Hollywood Reporter
The abyss here isn't capital punishment, the ostensible subject of the film it's the seemingly unending capacity for causing and enduring pointless misery that humans seem to have. Tom Long,Detroit News
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