Although there are three adjectives with increasing degrees in the film title ranking, this film unexpectedly breaks the inertial thinking narrative of serial killers, and it is difficult to see a bloody and violent killing scene in the whole film. This is obviously not a biographical film in the traditional sense. The script is happy to portray the human side of this killer. His romantic love experience is no different from ordinary people. With his legal knowledge and eloquence, he defends himself in court and attracts many women. Favor and follow. In the eyes of many viewers, this is a glorification of the murderer and disrespect for the victim. In fact, the director's portrayal of this contrast is even more horrifying: how can a normal person be a demon who kills without blinking an eye? He killed so many innocent women, why did he never kill his wife? From all the puzzling details, the film extends a lot of room for reflection. On the one hand, it is a satire of the American judicial and judicial system at that time, and on the other hand, it falls on the eternal topic of unpredictability of the human heart. Even if history is re-enacted once, the audience still can't finally understand the motive and psychological state of this perverted killer, which is the most complicated and darkest part of human nature. The male and female protagonists have equal strengths, and both have given dazzling homework. The heroine Lily Collins, from betraying her lover's self-blame, to finally realize the ugly human nature, and interprets a very credible victim psychology. What impresses me even more is the leading actor Zac Efron. He completely got rid of the stereotyped play style of the idol youth role of the past. With mature acting skills, eyes and body language, he successfully played a person who is personable and eloquent but at the same time makes the movie come alive. A terrifying perverted serial killer.
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