Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

momop1 This contains spoilers if you know nothing about John Wayne Gacy.From what I know the story is pretty well accurate, and the movie in general is a good piece of work, however it would be great if it were not for the portrayal of Gacy. I am not an expert on serial killers however I do know that John Wayne Gacy was a lovable and charming man until it came down to his actual act of murder. I can get passed the idea of the lone heroic cop who knows the truth because it is more entertaining, yet I feel Brian Dennehy's choice to react in such an angry way to this cop's investigations as completely out of character to Gacy. Gacy was a groomer, policeman who were watching him during his time under house arrest said that they "had to keep reminding themselves that he is a murder suspect". Anyone who knew him said he was the last person they could ever think to be a murderer.Gacy should have been portrayed as the most normal and lovely human being when it comes down to him in scenes with others who aren't his victims. That way seeing him switch off into his serial killer state of mind would have been more shocking to watch and in my opinion more entertaining. That was the real John Wayne Gacy.

slimebitch This is one of my favorite serial killers. John Wayne Gaycy is one of the most evil serial killers who ever existed in my opinion and Brian Dennehy makes him Gacy look good. The story and acting is outstanding. To bad these kind of movies aren't made today, but this you don't want to miss so if you haven't seen "To catch a killer" already, please see it! It is hard to believe that Eric Till who directed this movie has also directed "Fraggle Rock" and "A Muppet Family Christmas". It's 2 different categories, but Eric did a great job directing "To catch a killer". I have always loved true stories about serial killers and this is absolutely one of the best movies, based on a true killer that I have ever seen. I would gladly give this 10/10, but probably because Brian does such a convincing job. I really wish there were new of these good old movies made. But today most of the movies are not all to good I am afraid. It was like watching "Dahmer" from 2002 after seeing "The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer" from 1993. It's really quite a difference. Anyway, do see "To catch a killer". It is really one of the best movies ever made.

Chloe1251 I think this movie should have been made for the big screen and not TV.Brian Dennehy gives one of the most electrifying and chilling performances I've ever seen, as serial killer John Wayne Gacy. His facial expressions, threatening demeanor and aura of pure evil are much more shocking, creepy and frightening than buckets of blood and graphic violence would have been.This movie is driven on suspense, which is saying a lot, considering most viewers already knew the outcome of the story beforehand.This is a thriller in every sense,way scarier than many recent so-called "horror" movies released, and does it all without CGI, gore, cheap shock elements,or foul language.

Bob Gutowski With no malice against our neighbors to the north, I must say that one reason this telefilm fails is the overwhelming "Made in Canada" quality. That is to say, it's well-made and mostly well-acted, but it's obvious throughout (even without Margot Kidder popping up) that there has been little attempt to have the Canadian locations and actors (who say things like "Juhn's nut here - he's still oot at work") simulate any kind of a Chicago feeling.Dennehy is too handsome and slick for the uber-nerd murderer John Wayne Gacy, though his acting of what he's been given to do is impeccable. Gacy wore the mask of the jolly "can-do" guy, whereas Dennehy in his leather jacket is someone you'd think twice about accepting a lift from.