The story of the FBI's Behavioural Science Unit, which apparently invented the term 'serial killer' back in the seventies. They start off interviewing all the hi-profile serial killers in jail, and we get to witness the mind games between a hard-bitten, chainsmoking career cop, an earnest rookie, and people like Charlie Manson, etc. These are the best bits, but once Dr. Evil from Aus**n P*wers joins the team, it starts to go off the boil.
Naturally there are girlfriends, wives, children but we know why you're here. you're sick of watching cheap serial killer documentaries on the Fr**V**w channels. What you want is authenticity.
The depiction of years gone by is quite subtle and the US-wide location jumps are interesting (together with the vintage airline stuff, cigarettes and all). Gratuitous sex scenes which add nothing to the story, dozens and dozens of vintage cars (30+ drivers in the credits) for which they must have trawled all the USA's vintage car clubs when the film unit came to town.
Drama? Character? Well, the actors do their best I suppose, but by the middle ofseason 2 Mindhunter gets completely bogged down in the Atlanta Child Murderer case. Completely. One of the main characters (Doctor Wendy) is just forgotten about. It really does bring home the tedium of police work. For several episdodes. Don't expect any variety or suspense after they go to Atlanta; it gets stuck in Serial Killer Procedureville and becomes just another cop soap, updated with gay and racial themes.
Worth a look, but bingeing is not recommended.
Naturally there are girlfriends, wives, children but we know why you're here. you're sick of watching cheap serial killer documentaries on the Fr**V**w channels. What you want is authenticity.
The depiction of years gone by is quite subtle and the US-wide location jumps are interesting (together with the vintage airline stuff, cigarettes and all). Gratuitous sex scenes which add nothing to the story, dozens and dozens of vintage cars (30+ drivers in the credits) for which they must have trawled all the USA's vintage car clubs when the film unit came to town.
Drama? Character? Well, the actors do their best I suppose, but by the middle ofseason 2 Mindhunter gets completely bogged down in the Atlanta Child Murderer case. Completely. One of the main characters (Doctor Wendy) is just forgotten about. It really does bring home the tedium of police work. For several episdodes. Don't expect any variety or suspense after they go to Atlanta; it gets stuck in Serial Killer Procedureville and becomes just another cop soap, updated with gay and racial themes.
Worth a look, but bingeing is not recommended.