Screenplay: Michael Werwie
Year: 2019
Synopsis: Liz, a single mother, falls in love with Ted Bundy without knowing about his dark secret. Once information starts to appear about the crimes for which he is responsible, Liz is forced to face the reality of who really is the man she trusted.
“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile” draws its title from the words used by the judge in Bundy’s trial when referring to the crimes he committed. This movie tells the story of the famous killer Ted Bundy based on the book published by who was his partner for many years Elizabeth Kloepfer titled “The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted Bundy”. In favor of those who do not know the story, Ted Bundy is famous for being the author of dozens of women murders, rape, theft, aggression, and acts of necrophilia in the 70’s decade. What distinguishes this serial killer is that he was a handsome, smart, and highly charismatic man, which for many people it was hard to believe that he was the author of the crimes he was accused of. His case was of so much public interest that it became the first televised trial in history.

Something that I disliked about the movie is that I expected the plot to be more focused on the perspective of Liz since it is based on her book. Instead, she is present in about a little more than half of the movie, and the rest is focused on Ted Bundy and his trial. It is worth noting that the trial is very well crafted, and it pays plenty of attention to details, considering that it is a recreation of a recorded and known trial. Besides this, there is not any other negative in which to expand; the movie is well crafted in all aspects and knows how to deliver its message.

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile” is a magnificent depiction of what Ted Bundy represents in society. The clear example is how even when the reasons why this person was being put on trial were publicly known, women still commented about Bundy’s physical appearance and even went to the courthouse where the trial took place just to see him. These were the attributes that characterized this killer and that were key in his success when committing the crimes. This movie delivers a clear message that has its highest exposition in the final scene, which gives me goosebumps just to think about it.
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