Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019
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110 mins
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Ratings & Reviews

"It’s not everyday you see a Hollywood heartthrob hired to play a serial killer because they are good looking and clean-cut. We are more accustomed to seeing beautiful faces given grotesque makeovers, Charlize Theron for instance bunging on some scabs and a set of prosthetic teeth to play the feral Aileen Wuornos in 2003's Monster. Zac Efron is a much more photogenic monster in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, his stunt casting justified given the character he plays, serial killer Ted Bundy, was a very handsome man in real-life."

Flicks, Luke BuckmasterFlicks

"The charming Ted Bundy, also a notorious psychopathic serial killer, is brought to life by Zac Efron (Dirty Grandpa) in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, a true story told from the perspective of Bundy's girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer (Lily Collins). "

Flicks, Katie ParkerFlicks

"If the narrative film only exists to give us the unsettling sliminess of Efron as Bundy, it won't be a total waste. But it's not much of a movie, either."

VultureVulture

"How is Zac Efron as Bundy? I think he's startlingly good: controlled, magnetic, audacious, committed, and eerily right."

VarietyVariety

"A triumph of sorts for Efron... But it's also a bit of a problem, a further indictment of our serial killer-sick culture that the film, directed by documentarian Joe Berlinger, doesn't reckon with enough."

Vanity FairVanity Fair

"In fact, the most shocking thing about the film is Efron's remarkably accomplished, fiercely committed performance."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"It fails to show us anything about Bundy that isn't already there in archive footage (which also appears at the end of the film), and only scratches the surface of the true depravity its subject was capable of."

Little White LiesLittle White Lies

"Berlinger attacks the story in a rough-and-ready style only somewhat more refined than what he employs in documentaries, and the approach feels entirely appropriate."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"While it doesn't quite click fully into the gear it's aiming for, it touches upon some fascinating notions of human nature and boasts a truly impressive performance from Efron."

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Details

Runtime
110
Genre
True Story & Biography
Country of origin
USA

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