High School Musical-alumni Zac Efron proves his versatility as an actor with a cold, ruthless and altogether convincing take on the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy - probably his best performance yet.
Rather than being just another brutal and violent retelling of Bundy's life in crime, it shows a different side of the character, focusing on relationships and drama.
John Malkovich and Jim Parsons appear in small but delicious and memorable supporting roles.
The final 30 minutes or so are filled with the tension and drama absent from the first half of the film.
Efron's performance and the final third save much of the film.
The courtroom scenes are the best parts of the film.
The Bad:
Quite a shallow and one-dimensional take on the famous Ted Bundy story.
The script throws us straight into the world of a serial killer with little to no context, assuming the viewer knows every detail.
The editing and continuity create a confusing narrative were many events and sequences are only touched upon before the film moves on to other things.
Efron never really hits it off with Lily Collins, whose story is kind of forgotten halfway through the feature.
It feels like the story itself never goes anywhere and lacks a clear narrative with starting and ending points
Could have showed more of the actual crimes, rather than just implying Bundy did them.
Requires prior knowledge of Bundy and his crimes in order to fully understand the plot.
The film paints Ted Bundy as more humane and less, well, wicked.
Verdict: Zac Efron makes the performance of his career in a film that struggles to find its own identity and never reaches its full potential.
Review by Theo KallströmVIP 6BlockedParent2019-07-02T15:21:44Z
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Zac Efron makes the performance of his career in a film that struggles to find its own identity and never reaches its full potential.