The documentary makes clear that the admissions scandal wasn’t just about one scammer or millionaire parents, but that the entire system is rigged in favor of those who already benefit from being upper class.

His story might not be over yet, but "Operation Varsity Blues" suggests that even if Singer goes down, the problem he exploited shows no sign of letting up.

You come away feeling a little bit differently about not just the scandal itself, but the systems that gave rise to it.

It plays out like an odd mix of a documentary and a TV Movie of the Week, and it might have been better off picking one or the other.