I am a Ted Bundy aficionado, having read 12 books from Ann Rule's to anything I can find out there and this is a mesmerizing recreation of the interviews between Ted and FBI agent Bill Hagmeier. Elijah Wood is the lawman and Luke Kirby is the notorious serial killer. I hope that he is nominated for an Oscar because he is that good. He nails Bundy's mannerisms and his scenes are unforgettable. Mark Harmon was good in the four hour tv miniseries in 1986 but it was more of a vanity role than Kirby's. Zac Efron was similar in style to Harmon but neither can hold a candle to Kirby's performance. No Man of God is almost a two man play with everyone else just extras. My best movie of the year so far.
No Man of God
2021
Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Mystery
No Man of God
2021
Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Mystery
Plot summary
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
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Wow
Sympathy for the devil
You may never have thought about it, but there are people who tell us (and not without merit and some valid points),that even someone like Hitler could not have been a monster 24/7 ... now what does that mean? If someone says that, you should assume that they are trying to figure out what the appeal was. Because the way we learn about him ... it sounds like everyone back then must have been equally evil or completely crazy.
I would assume that some were just roped into things ... Htiler and everyone around him got others to see a human side in them. Now why do I go to all those lengths? Because the same thing can be applied here. We see a bit of a human side of Bundy. He is not just the wild crazy maniac - I mean he is of course, but the performance here and the script give him some depth. And give Bill, the one interviewing him, something to hold onto.
Intriguing and suspensful - living of the performances of the main cast and some terrific developments. And a really exhilarating highlight towards the end ... talk about face off ... and talk about sucking someone and really getting them into their head ... not an easy watch for sure and not for everyone either.
Ponderous
One of those two-hander type films built around a conversation taking place between a couple of guys. It's not the most involving or exciting premise and having seen a good Ted Bundy documentary series on Netflix really, I felt this didn't have much to offer. There's no faulting the quality of the acting from the reliable Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby opposite him, but the whole thing is a little staid and ponderous.