Crazy Love

A documentary that delves into the twisted love affair of 1950s New York attorney Burt Pugach and his ten-year-younger girlfriend Linda Riss, whose life was forever changed when career criminals hired by Pugach threw lye in her face, leaving her blind and permanently scarred. The film is a haunting portrait of two complex and damaged people forced to confront the consequences of their actions, presented with a dry talking heads format that belies the shocking intensity of the true story at its core. Despite some criticisms of sensationalism and predictability, "Crazy Love" remains a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of human nature's darker corners.