The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row. Biography,Crime,Drama As one of the most notorious serial killers of all time, Ted Bundy is a figure who will always attract fascination/interest. "No Man of God" tries to tap into some of that historical and psychological intrigue, but ultimately ends up short of the mark due to a lack of focus on any specific topic or theme. For a very basic overview, this film focuses on the late-1980s relationship between the incarcerated Bundy (Luke Kirby) and young FBI agent Bill Hagmaier (Elijah Wood) working in the relatively new "profiling" division. Over time, the pairing form a bit of a bond (each in the other's head) that perpetuates a sort of psychological back-and-forth right up to Bundy's execution date (and perhaps even beyond). There are certainly some well-done and interesting aspects of "No Man of God". The late-80s overall aesthetic is winning, Kirby & Wood have solid on-screen chemistry and give great performances (especially when they are allowed to really let loose), and the first 30-or-so minutes hold great promise in a "where is this going to go?" sort of appeal. Unfortunately, the air is slowly let out of the balloon as the film reaches its middle and then climax, suffocating under the weight of a number of problems... -There's no context given to Bundy whatsoever. If you don't know anything about him, he might as well be "just another serial killer bad guy". Thus, when the film uses real historical footage to try to hit home how big of a deal his case was in the 80s, that lack of information about him sort of undercuts the message. -The movie doesn't really stand for anything, or have a coherent theme. Is it about the FBI's profiling division? Bundy's psyche? Hagmaier's progress where other G-men before him failed? Throughout, the filmmakers try to connect some dots on the concepts of the thin line between madness & sanity, but in the end I was left feeling more along the lines of "what did it all mean?", and not in the good/mysterious way. Finally, simply put: this entire "FBI profiler interviewing serial concept" was perfected by the "Mindhunter" series, which does it to far greater effect than anything seen here. Many overlapping concepts, but that series created the atmospheric tension, context, and character-building that "No Man of God" severely lacks. So, while not ever completely turned off during the viewing experience, my enjoyment waned pretty much from beginning to end. After the major concepts/conceits are introduced, the execution just doesn't live up to those goals in any appreciable way.