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Some of Sheryl’s bad experiences as an aspiring actress mirror Anna Kendrick’s own experiences
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Sheryl Bradshaw, a single woman looking for a suitor on a popular 1970s sitcom, chooses charming bachelor Rodney Alcala, unaware that behind the man’s gentle facade lies a deadly secret. The comment about Sheryl’s breasts is “taken literally from something that happened to me when I was 19.” At the end of the film, her name is written as Cheryl in one of the narrations that reveals what happened after the film.
Ed: That means our game is over
Her name is actually written as Sheryl, which was correct on the cast list. Well, Cheryl, time to make a decision!.
Mentioned on CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated September 8, 2023 (2023)
Autumn Best easily has the standout performance in Anna Kendrick’s first directorial outing, but Daniel Zovatto as serial killer Rodney Alcala is also perfectly terrifying. The music and cinematography are impressive and engaging, and the script is well-paced and character-driven.
I see good things ahead for Anna Kendrick’s directing career
I understand that this is LOOSELY based on the true story of Alcala’s crimes, but the writer(s) were a tad creative with the true story (the character “Laura” (played by Nicolette Robinson) never existed, Rodney was the number one bachelor, not the third, etc.) I also wish I had known a little more about him and how he became such a monster. Overall, this was a tense, interesting, and somewhat frustrating look at what has to be one of the strangest serial murder cases of the last 50 years.
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