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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatOne of those films that makes you walk out muttering dark things about the future of the human race.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonAs Bundy, Michael Reilly Burke (Octopus 2: River of Fear) has just the right amount of charisma and menace. It's his performance that makes the movie, giving a relatively shallow script more depth and character nuances than likely existed on the page.
- 60L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyHas the crisp pace and bright-eyed facetious tone of a blackout-comedy sex farce.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghBright, who reworked co-writer Stephen Johnston's screenplay, changed all the names except Bundy's so he could "make up stuff," but the irony is how close to the facts -- at least to the degree they're known -- he stays.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyLooks set to unsettle as many conservative auds as it will delight nihilistic film buffs.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe last scenes etch one of the most revealing depictions of capital punishment ever put on the wide screen.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonIn the end, Ted Bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac; there's no larger point, and little social context. "Badlands" this ain't.
- 25New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannIt's just another discordant note in this tone-deaf movie -- a trashy, exploitative, thoroughly unpleasant experience.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanAustin ChronicleMarrit IngmanNever really sure what to say about its subject.
- 0New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe Bundy portrayed here doesn't have even the veneer of charm; he's a raving psycho, and watching him work, whatever the filmmakers' intent, is revolting exploitation.