I have only two issues with this film, the first being that to call what happened on January 6, 2021, a simple "riot" in the title, undercuts what actually happened. It was a sustained, violent insurrection on the American government in an attempt to overthrow a free and fair election. I would think BY NOW that reasonable people could agree with that. I might have titled this, "Insurrection at the Capitol: A Timeline," which leads to my second issue.

The film was simply too short to adequately cover what needed to be shown for a full understanding of the day. "Minute by Minute" implies that we will get a detailed view of the event and although I didn't literally expect a minute-by-minute account, this was more of an overview without much detail. The high points were mostly hit, but then a few were glossed over or not mentioned at all. There was no mention of Ashley Babbitt, and the insurrectionists stalking the halls of the Capitol chanting, "Hang Mike Pence," was only mentioned in the narration. I realize 50 minutes is a short film at best, but leaving those portions out was like doing a 9/11 film without mentioning the Pentagon.

All in all, I liked this film as it might be something for younger people just learning about American history to view without getting too far into the weeds. It should generate the desire for further research into the topic by viewing other documentaries, reading books, or reviewing what happened in the January 6th Committee investigating this attack on our democracy. Recommended.

The word democracy is not found anywhere in our founding documents. We are a Constitutional Republic. The footage of this so-called documentary was limited to what Nancy Pelosi and Schumer allowed to be released. There is a lot more footage the contradicts the narrative that this documentary portrays. There are other videos and footage that has been released since, that will give you a more accurate telling of what happened and who actually started the riots. There was no insurrection. Asking for a legal audit of the election before certifying a questionable election is not trying to overthrow the government, it's trying to legitimize a fair election.

Remember When Reps Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass all challenged electors' votes in 2017 They tried to overturn our so called democracy! Only an idiot can believe the side with 80% of the guns, waves the American flag and chance USA conspired to overthrow our government and just happened to leave all their guns at home. The coup was by the side that hates America, not the side that loves it. Let's not forget about the more than a dozen FBI agents who tried to set up a handful of conservatives to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer.