I've never wrote a review before but felt compelled to write something about this mini-series. The warning being don't watch it.
This mini-series has to be the worst docudrama on one of the most prolific and well-known serial killers in the Unites States history, Theodore Robert Bundy.
This story is so full of holes its aged Swiss cheese. I've read every book on Ted Bundy as well as other known and unknown serials killers investigating the minds of serial killers, the psychology of these twisted men and women. The actor playing Ted in this awful saga, is one horrible actor and poorly miscast, first and foremost. The real Ted had intelligence, his charm, charisma and his ability to blend in with the crowd. It was why it took law enforcement so long to catch him. He could walk on a college campus and no one would think twice about him being there.
He had some knowledge of the law and law enforcement as he was attending law school at UW as well as a psychology degree, so he knew about abnormal behavior. He fooled a lot of people including cops and former cops. He came off as friend, confidant, a student, a son/brother, a fiancé, a volunteer, a father/stepfather, an aspiring lawyer, an aspiring politician, a pathological Liar, psychopath/sociopath, a male chauvinist, a serial rapist, a serial killer, who was a Necrophiliac and con-artist all rolled into this package of a nice affable, good looking guy. He was a collector and took souvenirs from the crime scenes. He was not this menacing creep nor was he this evil menacing guy that would send chills up your spine, which is how this actor is portray him in this docudrama by this horrible actor. No woman would go near him, let alone gotten into his car. Menacing stares, evil smiles and smirks, I saw nothing close to the real Ted.
I would have no doubt that if he got into politics, he would get elected. He was wickedly smart. Ted Bundy was more vivacious than other serial rapist/killers, more camera ready, hungry for the attention, a fame narcissist whore. But there is a look that is pervasive among serial killers. There is a desire for power and control which is not uncommon. Serial killers are glorified because we can't consider their ferocity, but cruelty is not remarkable. Bundy thought he had outsmarted his victims, but he was not the hyper intelligent killer we'd so like him to be; he just had an uncontrollable impulse, like any other serial killer, but was just graced with good looks, charm and charisma. His kind of violence wasn't exciting, it was actually mundane. What allowed him to get away with the things he did for so long was not his creativity, but a society that encourages sadism and barbarity, especially when it comes to young women. What he liked and enjoyed was the chase, choosing his victim and in the early evolution stalked them, taunting the police, try to catch me stuff, which infuriated detectives and other law enforcement officials, which made this game all the more appealing for him and it was a game.
The actor who plays the detective, Bob Keppel was wonderful. He had the fear, frustration, the anger just like the real detective. There is no other amazing acting in this piece of crap. Boring performances one after another. I felt nothing for any of the characters, not even the victims with cardboard performances, with the exception of Bob Keppel actor.
If you want to see a good mini-series on Ted Bundy, my suggestion to you is to watch The Deliberate Stranger starring Mark Harmon as Bundy and/or The Stranger Beside Me starring Billy Campbell as Bundy. Both are much better than this piece of crap. My personal preference was The Deliberate Stranger because of Mark's performance, he had all the intricacy, including his narcissism from the real Bundy.
This mini-series has to be the worst docudrama on one of the most prolific and well-known serial killers in the Unites States history, Theodore Robert Bundy.
This story is so full of holes its aged Swiss cheese. I've read every book on Ted Bundy as well as other known and unknown serials killers investigating the minds of serial killers, the psychology of these twisted men and women. The actor playing Ted in this awful saga, is one horrible actor and poorly miscast, first and foremost. The real Ted had intelligence, his charm, charisma and his ability to blend in with the crowd. It was why it took law enforcement so long to catch him. He could walk on a college campus and no one would think twice about him being there.
He had some knowledge of the law and law enforcement as he was attending law school at UW as well as a psychology degree, so he knew about abnormal behavior. He fooled a lot of people including cops and former cops. He came off as friend, confidant, a student, a son/brother, a fiancé, a volunteer, a father/stepfather, an aspiring lawyer, an aspiring politician, a pathological Liar, psychopath/sociopath, a male chauvinist, a serial rapist, a serial killer, who was a Necrophiliac and con-artist all rolled into this package of a nice affable, good looking guy. He was a collector and took souvenirs from the crime scenes. He was not this menacing creep nor was he this evil menacing guy that would send chills up your spine, which is how this actor is portray him in this docudrama by this horrible actor. No woman would go near him, let alone gotten into his car. Menacing stares, evil smiles and smirks, I saw nothing close to the real Ted.
I would have no doubt that if he got into politics, he would get elected. He was wickedly smart. Ted Bundy was more vivacious than other serial rapist/killers, more camera ready, hungry for the attention, a fame narcissist whore. But there is a look that is pervasive among serial killers. There is a desire for power and control which is not uncommon. Serial killers are glorified because we can't consider their ferocity, but cruelty is not remarkable. Bundy thought he had outsmarted his victims, but he was not the hyper intelligent killer we'd so like him to be; he just had an uncontrollable impulse, like any other serial killer, but was just graced with good looks, charm and charisma. His kind of violence wasn't exciting, it was actually mundane. What allowed him to get away with the things he did for so long was not his creativity, but a society that encourages sadism and barbarity, especially when it comes to young women. What he liked and enjoyed was the chase, choosing his victim and in the early evolution stalked them, taunting the police, try to catch me stuff, which infuriated detectives and other law enforcement officials, which made this game all the more appealing for him and it was a game.
The actor who plays the detective, Bob Keppel was wonderful. He had the fear, frustration, the anger just like the real detective. There is no other amazing acting in this piece of crap. Boring performances one after another. I felt nothing for any of the characters, not even the victims with cardboard performances, with the exception of Bob Keppel actor.
If you want to see a good mini-series on Ted Bundy, my suggestion to you is to watch The Deliberate Stranger starring Mark Harmon as Bundy and/or The Stranger Beside Me starring Billy Campbell as Bundy. Both are much better than this piece of crap. My personal preference was The Deliberate Stranger because of Mark's performance, he had all the intricacy, including his narcissism from the real Bundy.