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I've not read the books, but I feel as though they missed out huge chunks of the story. Their was absolutely no character development (apart from the main few) which consequently meant that any deaths or emotional monologues were completely wasted on the audience. Some parts were almost so cheesy it made us laugh. The film is visually epic, and there are many parts of it that are "beautiful" to watch, but spoiled by the poor story line which is a real shame considering there are some great actors thrown in there. I'm not sure that this would be any good if you weren't watching it in a cinema environment.

This is a long movie but is definitely worth the 2.5 hour sitting. The movie is gripping and fast-enough paced that you don't get bored. Perhaps because the real event is still fairly recent (within the last decade), but I found it was really profound and sad. Half of the movie is the event with the other half focussing on the aftermath of this on one particular kid's life. Netflix can churn out some bad films, but this was not one of them. I'd recommend for a gripping sit-down and watch kinda movie night.

I initially thought this might just turn into a FBI vs. Serial Killer standard crime series, however, when we are properly introduced to Ted Kazinscky - it becomes truly gripping. Paul Bettany does an incredible job of playing the role of The Unabomber, Ted Kazincsky: dark, ominous, highly intelligent and manipulative. I was young when the real incidents happened in the 90's, but I felt the series was compelling whilst not straying too far from the truth about this story. I'd recommend a watch.