I must say that these particular films are, B-Grade horror movies, on very low budgets, and with some insufferable acting. So with that in mind don't expect this is going to be an accurate or astonishing depiction of the strangler. It's more a story of fiction, with a dramatized twist to make it more appealing.
There's an early scene in the apartment complex where I honest though, I was watching the start of a porno. The story was so similar that I couldn't distinguish the difference.
A naïve girl gets asked by a stranger if she would be perfect for modeling. She doesn't question anything about this man and agrees to take him, man, to her room. Some fondling occurs, and all of a sudden she accuses him of not being a modeling agent at all. Seem familiar?
At this stage, rather than being in the horror category, this could be in the comedy/softcore porn category.
The prison sequence in the last twenty or so minutes was my highlight of the film. It was a little more engaging, and the ending took me by a much-needed surprise.
This is a vastly different view of the Boston Strangler told from someone's perspective.
It tells a story of a petty criminal Albert De Salvo who cannot control his high sex drive. Albert is manipulated by an unusually intelligent inmate Frank Asarian (Presumed to be the actual Boston Strangler) to confess to the slew of strangler murders.
This film has some big flaws, starting with the flow. For example, the police force, namely John Marsden had little relevance. Despite being billed as a lead role, he was emotionless and served no real purpose in this particular story whatsoever.
Most of the other character arcs were just there to fill gaps. Such as the new police lead on the Boston Strangler case. Therefore, we were left with just the two characters who we despise for almost the whole second half of the movie and a bunch of people who just filter throughout the background.
The most colorful performance was by lawyer Stuart Whitmore played by Corin Nemic. He was cool, corrupt, and sophisticated.
I would say The Boston Strangler, the untold story is nothing more than a time filler. You can sit through It for some light-hearted entertainment. But only if you were desperate to kill an hour and a half, and don't care much for your time.
4/10.
