The review finds Netflix’s “Unabomber” an uneven drama about Ted Kaczynski’s radicalisation and capture, weakened by formulaic dialogue and conventional true-crime presentation. It alternates between Kaczynski’s time at Harvard and the FBI’s investigation, but the two timelines rarely deepen one another, making the film feel like two underdeveloped stories joined together.

The Harvard strand, involving Russell Crowe’s ethically dubious professor Henry Murray and Jacob Tremblay’s teenage Kaczynski, is considered more compelling than the 1990s investigation. However, the review says the film overstates Murray’s influence, gives Shailene Woodley a predictable FBI role, and fails to match the disturbing intensity of the 2021 film “Ted K”.