Tried watching it twice now - couldn't get far

The first time I saw it was in the 90's - couldn't finish it - convoluted storyline - too many odd characters - the narrative is all over the place

Now I know a lot more about the murder - I think it's a fascinating topic - so, I tried watching it again, the director's cut. Same thing - 40 minutes in, too many characters, disjointed narrative, etc - stopped watching it.

It's remarkable how such a fascinating topic turns into a film this crappy (in my opinion). I am also aware that I am in minority here - this film apparently got very high rating on imdb and other review sites.

I've seen a few documentaries on this topic and they were all ten times better - perhaps it's the book this film is based on that's the problem? Anyways - rant over - cheers.