‘Boston Strangler’ Review: Keira Knightley Shines as Journalist Advocating for Murdered Women
thewrap.comTo be a male serial killer of women one must be a misogynist. “Duh,” you’re probably saying, and yet we’re surrounded by sexy serial killer media, from Zac Efron as Ted Bundy to whatever Ryan Murphy is up to these days.
It’s refreshing, then, that the historical crime drama “Boston Strangler” centers on a female journalist as she tracks that eponymous killer while avoiding glamorizing or sexualizing his actions.Keira Knightley plays Loretta McLaughlin, a dogged journalist and mother of three who sees a way out of covering the lifestyle beat when she connects three similar murders.
As she seeks justice for a growing tally of victims, her own womanhood is an inextricable part of the story. The film begins in Ann Arbor, 1965, where a woman living alone is strangled to death.
Her body is posed, nylon stockings tied around her neck in a sadistic, giftwrappy bow. We jump three years earlier, and 800 miles east, to Boston, where Loretta has been tasked with reviewing a new toaster.
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