Ted Bundy is the story of America's most famous serial sex killer, Theodore Robert Bundy. He was the killer that changed the way authorities, and the general public, thought about killers. The term "serial killer" was first used to describe him. He showed the world that a killer can blend into society without a hint of dementia.

From California to Washington, via Utah and Colorado, to Florida, Bundy's killing spree spanned five years and included an unknown number of victims. He was suspected in more than 150 cases during his first arrest. He died in the electric chair in Florida in 1989.

This movie immediately gets inside your head and inserts a fear. Here's a good-looking, well-built man getting dressed in a nice, clean home. He's standing in front of triple mirrors practicing greeting women. Suddenly, he goes bonkers. We see a brief exhibition of full-blown insanity. Then, it's back to getting dressed -- socks neatly rolled and placed in the drawer, suit immaculately pressed, all colors coordinated. Totally normal.

Why is this man getting dressed? To attend class in abnormal psychology. As the instructor lectures on the traits of the sociopath, we see Bundy turn to the girl beside him and smile.

How scary is that? He's not just blending into society; he's educating himself in the methods of detection. Worse still, he's a counselor at the telephone crisis hotline center and he always knows the right thing to say.

The Bundy story moves back and forth between the charming man who plays with his girlfriend's daughter and the brutal sociopath who bashes in women's heads and rants about being in charge while he tortures them.

The transitions are smooth, the story moves in a logical order, and the writer manages to pack a five-year killing spree, police investigation, apprehension, two escapes and two re-apprehensions, prison time and death in the electric chair into 100 minutes. That takes skill.

Michael Reilly Burke takes it to the limit in the role of Ted Bundy. He is too believable ... so much so that it is unsettling. You'll find yourself looking at the person beside differently for a long time after you see this movie. Burke deserves an Oscar for this performance.

Unfortunately, I felt that Boti Ann Bliss was a bit weak in her role as his girlfriend, Lee, and that she really blew it with her last two lines. They were absolutely vapid.

The scene when they are preparing Bundy for the chair has a new twist on an old story and shows things not normally seen. It also reveals the power of Burke's acting.

This movie contains news clips that appear to be from the actual Bundy scenes. If they aren't the legit newscasts, they are quality duplicates.

The back cover of Ted Bundy states: "Step into the mind of a psychotic madman and ask yourself, if it were to happen again, would you see him coming?" This question will remain with you long after you finish the movie.

Ted Bundy is an outstanding film. If you have any interest in psychology, true crime or horror, you should get it. It isn't just great entertainment. It is food for thought and subject matter for intense discussion. You'll be glad you watched it.