Mixed Reviews for Netflix Thriller
Netflix Releases New Unabomber Thriller Featuring Jacob Tremblay to Mixed Reviews
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Netflix’s Unabomber dramatizes Ted Kaczynski’s path from Harvard prodigy to serial bomber, moving between his participation in controversial psychological experiments led by professor Henry Murray and the FBI investigation that tracked him down. Jacob Tremblay plays Kaczynski, Russell Crowe portrays Murray, and Shailene Woodley plays FBI agent Joanne Miller. Early reviews are mixed to largely negative, with Rotten Tomatoes scores varying across reports as more reviews were counted. Critics have praised some performances and the story’s psychological material, but many say the shifts between timelines leave the film unfocused or make it feel like two stories awkwardly combined.
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Kaczynski’s bombing campaign lasted from 1978 to 1995, killing three people and injuring 23, according to the article.
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The film also features Annabelle Wallis as Christiana Morgan, Henry Murray’s academic partner and co-director of the Harvard Psychological Clinic.
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The movie incorporates real news footage from the 1990s as Kaczynski’s attacks continued to frighten the public.
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The articles note that Netflix has previously adapted the case in the series Manhunt, which earned a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score; the 2021 film Ted K received an 85% score.
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The film’s portrayal of the Harvard experiments has prompted discussion of persistent rumors of CIA and MKUltra involvement, though the article says critics characterized the depiction as dramatized.
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