In many ways the majority of the movie plays like a Hallmark Christmas love story until of course all the horrible events take place. There's of course nothing wrong with made for TV movies like this one that attract large audiences, but they just aren't spectacular if you re being honest with yourself. The fact this is a true story makes it really tragic and leaves you feeling kind of sick that someone was able to pull these horrible acts off.
Further, the acting in the movie , much like other made for TV movies, is not all that special and the movie doesn't really dig deep into what Philips motivations were. Perhaps a bit too much time is spent on the love story and not how Philip ended in this state. I understand they had to put effort into how he appeared to others but i feel there were opportunities to do this while also showing how he became what he did.
It perhaps would have been better to make it as a series, but then again Im not sure it's always in the best interest of society to glorify these people by giving them a whole series. Although I guess you do see them making successful spin-offs on Ted Bundy and Dahmer, but I digress.
In the end it was a worthwhile watch and I thought it probably deserved better than what I scored it , but it felt incomplete to me and therefore I could not give it higher.
Further, the acting in the movie , much like other made for TV movies, is not all that special and the movie doesn't really dig deep into what Philips motivations were. Perhaps a bit too much time is spent on the love story and not how Philip ended in this state. I understand they had to put effort into how he appeared to others but i feel there were opportunities to do this while also showing how he became what he did.
It perhaps would have been better to make it as a series, but then again Im not sure it's always in the best interest of society to glorify these people by giving them a whole series. Although I guess you do see them making successful spin-offs on Ted Bundy and Dahmer, but I digress.
In the end it was a worthwhile watch and I thought it probably deserved better than what I scored it , but it felt incomplete to me and therefore I could not give it higher.