Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is everything but its title would suggest. While the film certainly benefits from Zac Efron's chilling yet charismatic rendition of the most notorious serial killer to have ever lived, the story as a whole is rather stale, generic & underwhelming that fails to truly engage, unnerve & alarm us.

It's not an awful movie, but it never really takes off. The mistake was not showing anything of the murders. We're only shown Bundy's public persona, so it's impossibile to watch the movie with feelings like horror or disgust for his double personality and his crimes. We just see a charming character that "probably" has something to hide. The contrast between his crimes and his happy family life would have been a punch in the gut, but is nowhere to be found. Other flaws include some bad dialogues and horribly staged dramatic scenes.

My wife and I found this film very boring theres no flow to the movie what so ever. Zac Efron in fairness looked a lot like Ted Bundy but that's the only positive regarding the movie. Avoid