B.T.K. (2008)

As much as I'm eagerly awaiting a GOOD biopic on the B.T.K. Killer, I can't really say this particular movie was as bad as I expected. Granted, it's a very loose depiction of Kansas serial killer, Dennis Rader's sadistic exploits, though, for what it's worth, I found it quite watchable.

Peace officer, church leader, husband and father of two, Dennis, moonlights around his small Midwest town as a sexual psychopath - stalking and murdering women...

Kane Hodder flexes some surprisingly decent acting chops as the lead all-American family man/sadistic nutjob to the point where I actually almost forgot I was looking at a 6' 4'', Jason Voorhees alum. The stuntman burn scarring on his neck and hands are a tad distracting, however, and they did a shitty job of hiding all the palm trees in many outdoor scenes so there's definitely some production flaws and shit. They also never touch on any sexual violence - of which the real-life Rader was an avid enthusiast of, though, again, this movie keeps the depiction pretty loosey-goosey. It's too bad Rader wasn't nabbed pre-2000. There's a good chance we would've gotten a potentially good movie on his crimes back when First Look Home Entertainment was putting out those well done and fairly truthful serial killer biopics. At the end of the day, "B.T.K." is far, FAR from great, but Hodder isn't bad in the role and a few of the kill scenes are okay. Could've been a lot worse, I thought.