Ted Bundy - Fascino Criminale

Moral vacuity isn't to blame for unsatisfying film

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile was always destined for controversy. It's the fate of any film that would dare tell the story of Ted Bundy, one of America's most notorious serial killers. And yet, it's been a particularly bumpy road for director Joe Berlinger, after the film's first trailer, released to coincide with its Sundance Film Festival premiere, presented something truly alarming. Here was a snapshot of Bundy - the man who, before his execution in 1989, confessed to the murder of 30 young women and girls, with the total number of victims thought to be much higher - played by Zac Efron as a conman antihero, à la Catch Me If You Can, evading the law to a gritty rock soundtrack. [...]

di Clarisse Loughrey, articolo completo (4598 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Independent 2 maggio 2019