Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Zac Efron delivers a genuinely compelling and unsettling performance as Ted Bundy, capturing the charm and menace that made Bundy so dangerous — this is the film's clear standout. The perspective-driven narrative (told through Elizabeth Kloepfer's eyes) is an interesting structural choice that sets it apart from a standard true-crime biopic, though it doesn't always fully exploit that angle. Cinematography is competent but unremarkable for the period setting. The novelty lies mainly in Efron's casting against type and the girlfriend POV, though the true-crime biopic genre is well-trodden. The ending, culminating in the courtroom revelation and confrontation, lands with reasonable emotional weight but feels slightly rushed given the buildup.