After seeing Joe Berlinger's incredible documentary and all the buzz around Zac Efron as Ted Bundy I was really excited to see this movie. I was hoping it would shed some more light on why Bundy did what he did and how he got away with it, as well as all this thing with girls being in love with him while he was on trial for murder.
After realizing the movie was based on Liz Kendall's book about her time with Bundy I expected the movie to focus on their relationship and how she found out that something was wrong. Also in the documentary it is stated that she found women's lingerie and other strange items in Bundy's appartment.
Instead, the movie sort of mixes both storylines. The crimes are only very briefly shown, the fact that he kept some of his victims heads and belongings isn't mentioned and it seems more about Bundy claiming his innocence. We all know he wasn't, so even though he did state he didn't do it, giving it so much time in the movie seems wrong.
Overall this movie left me pretty unsatisfied. The casting of the movie is really good, I already knew Zac Efron could be Bundy's long lost Son or something, the resemblance is kind of scary, the costume design department, locations and camera work are very good, it is just the script and storytelling that really put me off.
If you want to enjoy Zac Efron in seventies clothing though, go watch.
