We all know of Jeffrey Dahmer, the monster that was exposed in 1991 for his twisted murders. However, how he came to be, remains relatively hidden.
Based on Derf Backderf’s acclaimed graphic novel titled “My Friend Dahmer,” director Marc Meyers spins a sadistic and deceptive adaptation that chronicles Jeffrey Dahmer’s teenage years amid familial struggles and the inability to fit in at school. As this sadist biopic unfolds, audiences will experience Dahmer’s gradual descent into twisted evil, edging closer to the serial killer we all know him to be.
Set in the late 1970s, Jeffrey Dahmer (Ross Lynch) is a social pariah at his high school, one who simultaneously endures the mental instability of his mother Joyce (Anne Heche) and the tireless worrisome of his chemist father Lionel (Dallas Roberts). Pressured into finding a means of acceptance, Jeffrey lashes out in jarring convulsions to draw attention. As a result, Dahmer’s sporadic episodes catch the attention of Derf (Alex Wolff) and his exploitive posse. Soon, Derf and his circle befriend Jeff and abuse his weirdness, appointing him as the group’s absurdist mascot. …show more content…
With all this to say, this well-crafted biopic about a perverse murderer begs a looming question, are serial killers born or are they made? The latter appears to make the most convincing case, as “My Friend Dahmer” explores a multitude of variables when considering Dahmer’s forlorn
Based on Derf Backderf’s acclaimed graphic novel titled “My Friend Dahmer,” director Marc Meyers spins a sadistic and deceptive adaptation that chronicles Jeffrey Dahmer’s teenage years amid familial struggles and the inability to fit in at school. As this sadist biopic unfolds, audiences will experience Dahmer’s gradual descent into twisted evil, edging closer to the serial killer we all know him to be.
Set in the late 1970s, Jeffrey Dahmer (Ross Lynch) is a social pariah at his high school, one who simultaneously endures the mental instability of his mother Joyce (Anne Heche) and the tireless worrisome of his chemist father Lionel (Dallas Roberts). Pressured into finding a means of acceptance, Jeffrey lashes out in jarring convulsions to draw attention. As a result, Dahmer’s sporadic episodes catch the attention of Derf (Alex Wolff) and his exploitive posse. Soon, Derf and his circle befriend Jeff and abuse his weirdness, appointing him as the group’s absurdist mascot. …show more content…
With all this to say, this well-crafted biopic about a perverse murderer begs a looming question, are serial killers born or are they made? The latter appears to make the most convincing case, as “My Friend Dahmer” explores a multitude of variables when considering Dahmer’s forlorn