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It’s challenging making a movie where so much is known, and not known, about a high-profile case. In the space of 90 minutes, what do prioritize? What do you leave out?

So is this movie not going to touch on #Nutgate? #ChrisWattsConfessions

— Jessica💜 (@Cali_Girl090) January 26, 2020

Below are a few highlights from what social media liked, and didn’t like, about the Lifetime Movie.

Chris Watts actor showing too much emotion.

#ChrisWattsConfessions Few corrections about the film. 1. Nikki is not a hot model like the actress is. 2. Why are none of the walls painted horrible colors. 3. The actor is playing with far too much emotions, proving how void real Chris was of emotions.

— liz osban (@LizOsban) January 26, 2020

The reenactment of Shan’ann arriving home is haunting.

the video of her arriving at home is super creepy and sad :/ #ChrisWattsConfessions #RippedFromTheHeadlines

— depressed m (@fairylwt) January 26, 2020

Some found the incredible credible.

The girls were awake and aware of what their father had already done to their mother and was going to do to them when he smothered them. I can’t get past that. The cruelty… wow. #ChrisWattsConfessions

— Rosie TG (@rosie_tatiana) January 26, 2020

And the credible incredible.

Watched #ChrisWattsConfessions and I'm disgusted. Did Lifetime really try to portray Shanann as a controlling wife that would seek revenge on her cheating husband and make us feel sympathy for Chris? If he wasn't happy being married, what was so hard about getting a divorce? pic.twitter.com/SN94mGInHu

— Siobhain (@summer0001) January 26, 2020

Some were disappointed.

#ChrisWattsConfessions took a lot of liberties in deciding how Chris Watts murdered his wife. That fight was not accurate or ever described like that. They did the same with Jodi Arias. I wish they would stick to what is known instead of what they think might have happened.

— Misty (@chief_misty) January 26, 2020

How Shan’ann was protrayed comes a few times.

Shanann is being portrayed as a really pushy and nagging wife. #ChrisWattsConfessions pic.twitter.com/KC0gc1TYfF

— Rosie TG (@rosie_tatiana) January 26, 2020

The casting was hit and miss..

The polygrapher (Tammy) is played by Brooke Smith from Silence of The Lambs (girl in the pit at Buffalo Bill's house) she's a good actress.#ChrisWattsConfessions

— Vanessa Julia Lutz (@AngelaMcCourt55) January 26, 2020

Mistress looks absolutely nothing like the real girl but the other casting is perfect #ChrisWattsConfessions

— Evamarielola ☕️ (@evamarielola) January 26, 2020

The actress playing Nikki is waaaayyy too pretty to be her. #ChrisWattsConfessions

— FairestOfThemAll (@ZZZZingBeauty) January 26, 2020

Several comments highlighted how the drammatization simply left them “feeling sad.”

I watch murder mystery shows all the time, like the ID Channel is one of my favorites. But this movie got me. Wow. Just so fucking sad. Those innocent little girls didn’t deserve that. Shannan didn’t deserve that. The baby too😭😭😭 #ChrisWattsConfessions

— Tiffany Taylor (@t_taylorrr) January 26, 2020

What did you think? Where there any facts you missed, or you felt they got wrong? What aspect of the relational dynamics was accurate, or artificial?