In just under an hour, we get a remarkably full picture of Tony’s life, from his dreams of becoming a model to his deep desire to find love. Since Tony is deaf, the majority of the dialogue is conveyed in subtitles, sign language and written words. Episode six is particularly impactful, both in form and content.
While Dahmer is presented as the main character, episodes six and seven switch the focus to Tony Hughes, played by Rodney Burford, one of Dahmer’s victims, and Glenda Cleveland, respectively. As you watch these kinds of incidents unfold repeatedly, wherein Dahmer narrowly escapes discovery by taking advantage of racism and homophobia, it’s difficult not to feel nearly as much disdain for the Milwaukee police department as you do towards Dahmer himself. When Dahmer’s neighbor Glenda Cleveland, played by Niecy Nash, expresses concern about the boy’s age and apparent condition, the police brush it off and assure her that the boy is Dahmer’s romantic partner. In one of the series’ most memorable scenes, two officers deliver a heavily drugged fourteen year old boy to Dahmer after the boy managed to escape his apartment. Their incompetence, willful ignorance and bigotry is brought to the forefront. Every scene featuring the Milwaukee police is infuriating to watch. In refreshing opposition to genre conventions, there is a heavy focus on law enforcement’s efforts, or lack thereof, to catch Dahmer and his interviews with police after he was apprehended. If “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” is Netflix’s attempt to right the wrongs of their past, they’ve undoubtedly made huge strides in the right direction.Ĭreated by Ryan Murphy, best known for “American Horror Story,” the 10-episode miniseries explores Dahmer’s life from birth to death.
The film was a surface level, highly stylized portrayal of Bundy’s crimes that offered little insight into the systemic failures that allowed Bundy to kill for so long.
Netflix’s 2019 fictionalization of Ted Bundy’s life starring Zac Efron, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” represented some of the worst that the true crime genre has to offer. For better or worse, the American public’s obsession with violent crime has spurred countless pieces of media dedicated to the subject. There are few things audiences love more than serial killers.
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