Chad Michael Murray is the Tedster this time around and he looks nothing like the serial killer and his hair appears to be roadkill of an unknown animal. The first half is accurate, at least, with real names of victims used. The second half goes off the rails with Bundy transforming into Michael Myers from the Halloween franchise. A female Seattle cop is made the heroine of the story and the final ten minutes are downright ridiculous. Dramatic license is one thing but a complete revision of history is infuriating. Skip this nonsense and watch No Man of God to see the great performance of Luke Kirby, hopefully an Oscar nominee.
89 Reviews
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jeroduptown17 September 2021
What the hell
challiday-8042610 January 2022
I give it a 3 because the part I was expecting to be the worst, Chad Michael Murray, wasn't all that terrible. I feel even though he looked nothing like the part he still captured Bundy's voice and mannerisms well. Not quite like man of god or the Bundy movie from early 2000's. The part that irritated me the most is the fact that they literally changed the story that's been told a million different times. You can't just change the truth to fit your Hollywood narrative, and besides his story is scary enough on its own without vamping it up. The female actress over dramatized everything in a cheesy way, you could tell she was acting the whole time. Like an old twilight zone episode or something.. no mention of Kimberly leach either. With as many Bundy movies out there this is really the best you can do? Do better.
Embarrassing!
grinandbear28 August 2021
I should have read these reviews before I wasted $40 dollars for two tickets on this embarrassing B grade movie. When you have three people giving a film 10 /10 and an equal number giving it 1/10 then one must be a tad suspicious. This movie is a cynical attempt to make a cheap horror film using a well known story to try and drive up interest. This was so bad that i was compelled to come home and sign up for an IMDb user account so I could write a review to warn others.
Perfect While Vacuuming
daveny914-99-70472520 December 2021
At this point in the game, if you're not introducing new information to the topic, you're simply looking to capitalize on a famous murderer with an easy story because you just couldn't get over your personal fascination - to the detriment of the film industry.
Dialogue & direction are one long eye-roll.
Tried really hard to be creepy.
All comes off forced & fake.
Someone should have told them they're already making "American Horror Story".
Not worth the time.
Dialogue & direction are one long eye-roll.
Tried really hard to be creepy.
All comes off forced & fake.
Someone should have told them they're already making "American Horror Story".
Not worth the time.
Utter Rubbish
saysjenn16 November 2021
If your going to watch this please know it's mostly a fictional interpretation. This story distorts all the facts about Ted Bundy and adds things to the story that never happened. The real life story of Ted Bundy is truly horrific so there is no need to add flair to the story.
The woman running around acting like she was some mind hunter was ridiculous. Why did the director chose to change how the Chi Omega murders went down?
The guy who played Bundy didn't even look like him. When did Bundy have a handle bar mustache?
The woman running around acting like she was some mind hunter was ridiculous. Why did the director chose to change how the Chi Omega murders went down?
The guy who played Bundy didn't even look like him. When did Bundy have a handle bar mustache?
I laughed the whole time at how bad this movie was
willgaess18 August 2021
Paid $19 and walked out
benjaminstevenanderson17 August 2021
The worst movie I've seen this year. Empty, amateurish, and just boring. Murray conveys none of Bundy's reputed charm and the rest of the cast seems like dinner theater rejects. The limited budget shows in every scene with a lack of extras or the kind of polish that would at least mean the movie was interesting to look at.
There was nothing redeeming about the 40 minutes I spent watching. It felt like a high school production. Don't waste your time.
There was nothing redeeming about the 40 minutes I spent watching. It felt like a high school production. Don't waste your time.
Creepy Ted
kathyaustin-085665 September 2021
Written by a freshman Woman's Studies Major
polarbear-288397 November 2021
It's not a bad movie with a fine performance by Chad
arrmeen6 September 2021
I don't understand why people have rated this as low as 1. Ok , it's not the perfect Ted Bundy movie out there but atleast it's not as boring as some of them have been. I liked the performance of Chad Michael Murray in the lead as Ted Bundy, he was decent to carry off the character. Well the director had its vision and I say atleast watch the movie for that. Rest of the story we all know, but overall doesn't bore you.
I feel Sorry for the team of this movie for such bad rating here on IMDB.
I feel Sorry for the team of this movie for such bad rating here on IMDB.
I would have given this a zero if possible.
erichutchens8 September 2021
Worst waste of time spent watching a movie in a while. It started out okay and then the creative license kicked in and it turned totally ridiculous. The majority of this movie is not even close to factually accurate and was poorly written to boot.
How many?
dresmiles18 December 2021
It's amazing how many movies and documentaries have been done about bundy. At this point (actually long before it) any new project focusing on him is just glorification. Plain and simple. Families of the victims and even one victim herself gets to watch as the the media keeps giving that p.o.s. Attention. It's one thing for behavioral scientists to study and watch his stuff and those in the serial killer hunting business to pull apart and really examine who he was but, that not what this is. He was executed so long ago and yet Hollywood just wants to keep him alive like they are paying tribute to him over and over.
WORST MOVIE EVER !!!!
petrolhead198320014 September 2021
An exploitative cash grab
michaelrobertb1 October 2021
What isn't bad about this film honestly? Some of the cinematography was half decent. And that's it.
This is a terribly written script with glaring historical inaccuracies, awful performances and is nothing more than a gross exploitation of Bundy's story that offers zero new insight nor does it justify its existence in any way other than it being a soulless cash grab.
Go watch and support the infinitely better film No Man of God.
This is a terribly written script with glaring historical inaccuracies, awful performances and is nothing more than a gross exploitation of Bundy's story that offers zero new insight nor does it justify its existence in any way other than it being a soulless cash grab.
Go watch and support the infinitely better film No Man of God.
They did no research
gdtwtjmmm27 December 2021
Nothing about this was accurate. They made it seem like the cops were onto him the entire time and we're one step ahead when the truth was they weren't. The didn't catch him at the Chi Omega house they caught him from expired tags on a stolen vehicle. They had no clue he was there until the murders. Also, the detectives on the case were all men not a lead female detective. If you're going to make stuff up do it about a FAKE serial killer not a real one and stop rewriting history to make it for your narrative.
Did they have script, or just a history book?
NullUnit5 September 2021
This is really kind of an odd film.. it doesn't really follow Bundy telling his story, nor does it really follow the police chasing him. At first, you think it's going to be more about the female police detective pursuing Bundy.. but your'e wrong.... It's a hodgepodge of scenes around the "theme" of Bundy and the chase without ever really focusing on any one specific storyline. There's no "core storyline" at all.
It seems as though they started with the idea/concept of wanting to portray the sorority house Bundy is infamous for, then tried to pad out a film around that idea. If it weren't for the sprinkles of coarse language, and a single adult-themed scene, I'd have sworn this was "made for tv".
I sat through the entire thing without realizing it - expecting SOMETHING to pick up and be more engaging. Ultimately it's a film which, through character dialog (as in the scripted words for the characters), literally TELLS the audience the facts surrounding Bundy rather than showing them. And its the same story that's been done a million times, only with less detail, less interesting characters, and CLEARLY less direction and money.
This really is at the absolute bottom of the "Bundy films" I've seen over the years.
It seems as though they started with the idea/concept of wanting to portray the sorority house Bundy is infamous for, then tried to pad out a film around that idea. If it weren't for the sprinkles of coarse language, and a single adult-themed scene, I'd have sworn this was "made for tv".
I sat through the entire thing without realizing it - expecting SOMETHING to pick up and be more engaging. Ultimately it's a film which, through character dialog (as in the scripted words for the characters), literally TELLS the audience the facts surrounding Bundy rather than showing them. And its the same story that's been done a million times, only with less detail, less interesting characters, and CLEARLY less direction and money.
This really is at the absolute bottom of the "Bundy films" I've seen over the years.
umm ok
danamaree-618885 January 2022
Maybe this is his side or something we never knew.
Just seems off not bad they just should of named it something different for it not reassembling anything we have watched before.
I do like the actress and actor in it. Made it a plus for watching it.
Just seems off not bad they just should of named it something different for it not reassembling anything we have watched before.
I do like the actress and actor in it. Made it a plus for watching it.
A director that specialises in exploiting real life tragedies for monetary gain, with terrible movies
MG_844 September 2021
First let's not ignore the movie itself. If you are looking for a film to explore the real Ted Bundy, you are far better off watching the 2002 or 2019 films based on him, which are far closer to the truth, and far less glorifying of the killer. They're also actually decent movies in their own right. This is the polar opposite.
This film is almost pure fiction, poorly cast and at times poorly acted. Chad Michael Murray may act okay, but he doesn't act anything like Ted Bundy; he lacks any of the charm and charisma that Bundy was known for, in fact, the character is Ted Bundy in name only as the actual character doesn't represent Bundy whatsoever. There are so many liberties taken with the real facts, people and and events for "entertainment" that they don't fit with reality.
It's ultimately a dull, unremarkable movie that does nothing to explore the real Ted Bundy, his crimes, or his victims, but instead uses the Ted Bundy name in a desperate attempt to get money through a work of fiction that uses his name for marketing.
If this had been a thriller that didn't try to cheaply cash in on the name of a real-life serial killer, it still wouldn't be great, but it might have received another star or two. However, Mr. Farrands knows exactly what he's doing.
This isn't the writer/director's first exploitation of fictional films about real life tragedies for his personal gain. He has now produced 5 films based on real-life crimes, with one more in post-production. Many of those still have living persons, either related or victims themselves of those tragedies, that this man is exploiting for a cheap buck and absolutely no regard for the truth or the people involved who suffered, and continue to suffer. He merely uses notorious people, crimes and tragedies to create his own fictional stories. It's even worse in the fact that they're not even good films in their own right.
This film is almost pure fiction, poorly cast and at times poorly acted. Chad Michael Murray may act okay, but he doesn't act anything like Ted Bundy; he lacks any of the charm and charisma that Bundy was known for, in fact, the character is Ted Bundy in name only as the actual character doesn't represent Bundy whatsoever. There are so many liberties taken with the real facts, people and and events for "entertainment" that they don't fit with reality.
It's ultimately a dull, unremarkable movie that does nothing to explore the real Ted Bundy, his crimes, or his victims, but instead uses the Ted Bundy name in a desperate attempt to get money through a work of fiction that uses his name for marketing.
If this had been a thriller that didn't try to cheaply cash in on the name of a real-life serial killer, it still wouldn't be great, but it might have received another star or two. However, Mr. Farrands knows exactly what he's doing.
This isn't the writer/director's first exploitation of fictional films about real life tragedies for his personal gain. He has now produced 5 films based on real-life crimes, with one more in post-production. Many of those still have living persons, either related or victims themselves of those tragedies, that this man is exploiting for a cheap buck and absolutely no regard for the truth or the people involved who suffered, and continue to suffer. He merely uses notorious people, crimes and tragedies to create his own fictional stories. It's even worse in the fact that they're not even good films in their own right.
10 stars but not for the reasons you think
hannahbixby2226 December 2021
This movie is deserving of a 10 star rating because it's simply hilarious. It's not done well, bad acting, very confusing plot lines. But it was a riot, myself and the others who watched it couldn't stop laughing. Worth a watch if you enjoy goofy, low-budget movies. Minimal gore, bizarre.
Hard pass
itakethesquare5 September 2021
Besides the actor who plays Bundy this is a throwaway cliche television movie with a narrative against men in general while also showing unbelievable unreliant scenes of Bundy being Michael Myers in side by side similar parts.
Watch the one with Zach Effron instead.
Watch the one with Zach Effron instead.
Just Sad
pamelalapier18 September 2021
How can you make the story of Ted Bundy less interesting than watching paint dry?
jasminekapralova19 December 2021
Daniel Fernands may be the worst director/writer of modern day cinema. He has a tendency to take the most riveting and interesting aspects of a true-crime case, remove them from the storyline completely, and rewrite them, in a more mind-numbing, stupid, unbearable, pointless way. It's almost as if his goal is to completely exploit details of these cases and purposely bore his audience to death - leaving us as witnesses and as victims ourselves, rather than giving honor to those who actually suffered at the hands of the monsters depicted in his films.
I have never seen a worst biopic unless you count his disgraceful attempt at rewriting the events of what took place with Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. Although, I can't allow that disgraceful movie to be called a biographic picture, I have a feeling that both travesties likely run on a loop in the bowels of hell hopefully used to torture the real life monstrous subjects of these movies, eternally.
His movies can all be used as extreme examples of how NOT to tell a story that should be fascinating on the details of the actual events alone, but he instead, somehow manages a case study on how to disgust, horrify, and make the audience wish that they too would be hacked to pieces themselves from sheer, excruciating dullness, rather than be subjected to the awfulness that this director has succeeded in creating.
He's brought torture to a new extreme - but it's the audience that truly suffers.
I have never seen a worst biopic unless you count his disgraceful attempt at rewriting the events of what took place with Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. Although, I can't allow that disgraceful movie to be called a biographic picture, I have a feeling that both travesties likely run on a loop in the bowels of hell hopefully used to torture the real life monstrous subjects of these movies, eternally.
His movies can all be used as extreme examples of how NOT to tell a story that should be fascinating on the details of the actual events alone, but he instead, somehow manages a case study on how to disgust, horrify, and make the audience wish that they too would be hacked to pieces themselves from sheer, excruciating dullness, rather than be subjected to the awfulness that this director has succeeded in creating.
He's brought torture to a new extreme - but it's the audience that truly suffers.
It's Time to Stop! It's Time to Stop, Okay? No More!
josephmayes3 January 2022
There's really isn't anything I can add about this mockery. This "movie" is exactly as the other entries in this disgusting director's insipid collection. Instead it's a critique on this Director, Daniel Farrands and why he's the worst director working in Hollywood. Yes, worse than Michael Bay, Joel Schumacher, Neil Breen, AND Uwe Boll.
It is amazing how in *2* years, he made 4 movies and all of them are equally appalling. What makes him worse than the aforementioned directors is the wonton awareness. Mr. Farrands is aware that his films are tasteless garbage, but he makes no effort to improve, no desire to change. He's aware that a psychological horror adaption of Sharon Tate's tragic final months was a terrible and tasteless idea, and he made it anyways. Same for Nicole Simpson AND Ted Bundy. He makes movies without passion, no interesting take(s) or perspective(s) on these tragic stories, no desire to respect the sanctity of these stories, and no desire to go beyond the bare minimum of just showcasing a moving picture. His films thrive on sensationalism and sensationalism alone, which I would qualify as the lowest standard of Low Art. Farrands deserves to be blacklisted by every studio in Hollywood and have his directorial career die in silence. It's time to stop.
It is amazing how in *2* years, he made 4 movies and all of them are equally appalling. What makes him worse than the aforementioned directors is the wonton awareness. Mr. Farrands is aware that his films are tasteless garbage, but he makes no effort to improve, no desire to change. He's aware that a psychological horror adaption of Sharon Tate's tragic final months was a terrible and tasteless idea, and he made it anyways. Same for Nicole Simpson AND Ted Bundy. He makes movies without passion, no interesting take(s) or perspective(s) on these tragic stories, no desire to respect the sanctity of these stories, and no desire to go beyond the bare minimum of just showcasing a moving picture. His films thrive on sensationalism and sensationalism alone, which I would qualify as the lowest standard of Low Art. Farrands deserves to be blacklisted by every studio in Hollywood and have his directorial career die in silence. It's time to stop.
Truely dreadful
jennamarie-thompson19 September 2021
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