The Boston Strangler is a newbie from Hulu that focuses on two female reporters who create the myth of The Boston Strangler and then help frame Albert DeSalvo as the killer.
The first noticeable thing in the film is that it's yet again a mud-colored desaturated opus (really tired of these) and the acting is almost as colorless. Keira Knightley plays the "poor me" put-upon female reporter who breaks into the big time with the help of an older female reporter (Carrie Coon). They must fight against the male management, the male cops, the male lawyers. You get the picture. Chris Cooper plays the newspaper editor.
Taking place in the early 60s, most of the cars seen are about ten years too old and clean as a whistle. Otherwise the film is devoid of anything that sets the time or place. Ultimately, after DeSalvo is killed in prison, the film admits that he was unlikely the "strangler" and that of the 13 murders only the last copycat killing bore any DNA evidence that DeSalvo was involved. We also learn that the pattern of the killings was, even then, assumed to be by more than one killer. There was no "Boston Strangler."
Yet the women rode the fame float, whining every step of the way.
The truth is that the other 12 victims of The Boston Strangler are unsolved as we speak. The film is ok but no great shakes.
The first noticeable thing in the film is that it's yet again a mud-colored desaturated opus (really tired of these) and the acting is almost as colorless. Keira Knightley plays the "poor me" put-upon female reporter who breaks into the big time with the help of an older female reporter (Carrie Coon). They must fight against the male management, the male cops, the male lawyers. You get the picture. Chris Cooper plays the newspaper editor.
Taking place in the early 60s, most of the cars seen are about ten years too old and clean as a whistle. Otherwise the film is devoid of anything that sets the time or place. Ultimately, after DeSalvo is killed in prison, the film admits that he was unlikely the "strangler" and that of the 13 murders only the last copycat killing bore any DNA evidence that DeSalvo was involved. We also learn that the pattern of the killings was, even then, assumed to be by more than one killer. There was no "Boston Strangler."
Yet the women rode the fame float, whining every step of the way.
The truth is that the other 12 victims of The Boston Strangler are unsolved as we speak. The film is ok but no great shakes.