Netflix synopsis: "Single mother Liz falls for Ted Bundy and refuses to believe the truth about his crimes for years. A drama based on a true story."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 54%
Based in part on a memoir by Bundy's longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile" follows the deranged killer (Efron) as he ingratiates himself into the life of Kendall and her young daughter, all while committing gruesome murders.
Bundy kidnapped, raped and murdered some 30 women during the 1970s and possibly earlier.
It's disturbing to see how easily Bundy was able to charm Kendall and her daughter into accepting him as part of the family, and even more terrifying considering the fact that Bundy once tried to kill Kendall.
Most serial killer-centric films tend to focus on the murders or the efforts of law enforcement to catch the killer. And while "Extremely Wicked" doesn't shy away from portraying Bundy's grisly reign of terror, experiencing the crimes from a different perspective — that of Bundy's unwitting girlfriend — takes the terror to a whole new level.