Woman of the Hour (2024)

Rodney Alcala was a prolific serial killer who, for some reason, applied to be on The Dating Game and then, improbably, was selected to appear. That's a weird anecdote for sure, but not the most interesting part of the Alcala story. I didn't care about Sheryl (the bachelorette for his episode of TDG) or her struggle to become an actress in misogynistic Los Angeles. I'm also not sure why Sheryl's stint as the bachelorette was enhanced to make it seems as though she was a feisty smart-aleck. 

Though this film does do a decent job of putting us in the shoes of some of his victims -- seeing through their eyes what appeared to be a harmless photographer -- it doesn't do enough of that. Why focus the bulk of the story on a fictionalized woman? I'm guessing most viewers are like me and were much more fascinated by the internet search results for the "real story" after the movie was over.

C+