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Bundy: Legacy of Evil Review - SCARS Magazine
July 21 2009
"I'm Ted Bundy! I could have better!"
Where there's a serial killer, there's a Michael Feifer movie. In his tradition of straight-to-DVD movies on the Boston Strangler, BTK, Richard Speck, and Ed Gein, today is the DVD release of Bundy: A Legacy of Evil. The original title for this Lionsgate extravaganza was Bundy: An American Icon, which, quite frankly, may be taking things a little too far. That being said, this is by far the best Feifer movie yet. So is that enough? Or is that kind of like trying to reassure someone by saying, "Oh, it's the best Olsen Twins movie"?
The Good:
Michael Feifer does a really good job of situating the movie (from props, to filmstock, to costume), in the right time period, and it's definitely one of the aspects that makes the movie enjoyable. Immediately, I was enchanted by Bundy's wardrobe. Our opening scene-of-slaughter suits him in a stylish white jacket with a perfect 70s style undershirt, really spot-on with the oversized collar. Just watching him lure the ladies in sporting outfits like that, or the maroon leather jacket we see later, made this one fit the bill. I seriously mean that! Part of the importance of getting Ted Bundy right on film is definitely trying to make him look like you would approach him.
Corin Nemec as Ted Bundy. While occasionally bordering on too-tortured, his scenes early on at college in 1966 allowed him to play Bundy as a stone-cold, Shakespeare quoting pimp. When the script permits it, Nemec shows us the humane side of Bundy, but can flip the switch just as easy with a subtle sneer.
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