Murdaugh Murders: The Movie (2023) User Reviews

Bill Pullman's performance is worth the watch.

[sydnee_man · 7/10 · 21 October 2023]

The Murdough murders is a compelling story on its on but the production of the movie is a little slow. However Pullman's performance makes the show. I was surprised at how good he was! If you've watched true crime stories you should check this out. It's not the best movie but it's not the worst. The Murdough story is pretty interesting on its own but just watching Pullman slowly descend into a train wreck is fun to watch. Honestly he should win an Emmy for this one. Honestly I don't have much more to say about this show but I do need a few more words to meet the required characters. Check it out. I hope to see more from Pullman.

Bill Pullman is great! Worth a watch.

[minukamarium · 9/10 · 19 October 2023]

I first watched the Netflix series and followed this case and I think lifetime did a great job on this series. More specifically, Bill Pullman stole the show! If you've seen as much footage as I have on Alec Murdaugh you'll notice that Bill Pullman has all his mannerisms down to a Tee! Right down to the way Alec would rock back-and-forth when he was being questioned, to his accent, etc. Knowing all the details of this case, it is nice to see it portrayed so well. The actor that played his son Paul did a really great job too, as well as his wife Maggie. I like the way the series pulls all the information you learn about Alec through the court cases and puts it all together. There's so many crazy details in this story that it almost seems too crazy to be true, but it is. If you haven't watched anything on this family tragedy yet I suggest first watching the Netflix series.

Bill Pullman is Awful

[ncdminbox-63362 · 3/10 · 4 April 2024]

It is difficult to believe that anyone believes Bill Pullman did a great job with this. Murdaugh was 53 was he committed the murders; a robust, vibrant mover and shaker. Pullman was in his late 60's when he played this role. I don't know if Pullman is really a shaky, doddering old man, but he sure plays one. The squint, the waver in the voice, the "old man" ambling, the slump to the shoulders . . . None of it is age appropriate. My father was in better shape into his early 80's. My father-in-law is 86 and still golfs and works! C'mon - who can believe this is supposed to be Alex Murdaugh? It is difficult to get past the awful acting and see the story. I watched it only because I could leave, do laundry, clean, and come back to see Pullman still trying to pull this off. I also wanted to get the gist of the story, which is the only thing this is adequate for. Save yourself some time. Watch a documentary.

Great Docu Drama as close to the truth as you can get

[dan_fango · 10/10 · 22 October 2023]

First off I take my hat off to Lifetime Movies for such a great docudrama movie. Although there is a disclaimer at the start of the movie that some of the content has been "reconstructed" I have to say as an avid follower of the actual case this docudrama has to be around 98% accurate with only 2 sequences that seemed not to be mentioned in the trial. It must have taken a lot of soul searching for the producer(s) to show the actual shooting as none of the documentaries I have watched show the actual shooting except in "cartoon" or "model" mode. Bill Pullman is excellent but so are the other supporting cast. I really enjoyed this move and at 2 x 1.30 Hours Long it never seemed that. It comes highly recommended if you are interested in true crime and the Murdaugh storyline.

Like Wading Through Pluff Mud . . . .

[sundayatdusk-97859 · 2/10 · 27 October 2023]

Boy, this Lifetime movie is boring. I saw quite a few documentaries on the case, but eventually tired of watching them, since they all were alike. Since this was a fiction movie, however, I was once again curious. What a waste of time, plus two rental fees at Amazon! I almost didn't even watch Episode 2 after seeing Episode 1.

If you know nothing or little about the case, it might interest you. If you know a lot, all this movie does is reenact details using characters that have no complexity. Alex is a drug addict in deep financial trouble. Maggie is like a '50s housewife, sweet but either blind to all that goes on with Alex, or simply turning a blind eye to it all. Paul was portrayed as much nicer than he was in real life. Buster is not there at all! He's mentioned, but never present, not even at the trial. Did the real Buster threaten to sue Lifetime?

There's no plot, no buildup to anything, not even the murder or the murder trial. I guess the viewer was supposed to be satisfied watching Bill Pullman play a desperate drug addict. Wow, how thrilling. Stick with documentaries if you want to know more about the Murdaugh family. Don't waste your time trying to make it through this pluff mud.

He acted better than the man Himself

[ylwashington · 10/10 · 23 October 2023]

I thought he did an excellent job looking and acting like him. I was a bit concerned in the beginning on how they would pull this off. I really enjoyed it and I liked how they showed how he could have done it since that was always the missing part where people said he had help. No he did it with no help. The characters looked just like everyone in real life. I wished they would have shown the trial a bit more rather than skipping through. I assume that some people did not want to be apart of this since they were not shown in the movie but only mentioned by name. Such as Buster. I also did not see the brother's likeness as well. The home scene after the murder was interesting because he had all those people in real life come to the house and they messed up any evidence or contimated the crime scene. I did not see that part in the movie. Otherwise, wish it could have been 4 parts so they could add all the others stuff.

Too long

[pumping_iron-1 · 2/10 · 25 October 2023]

Boring mini series. It probably would've been better if it was a 2 hour movie. I recorded it and fast forwarded through most of it because I was so bored. Many reviewers are praising Bill Pullman's performance as Alex Murdaugh. I found his performance exhausting and not at all believable. He was taking hands full of oxycodone throughout the day and never overdosed or appeared high. He looked more like he was suffering from Parkinson's. The overall acting of the characters was good. The directing was good. It was indeed sad that innocent people were defrauded and killed for money. But the series just didn't pull me in and make me interested in it.

Awful Portrayal.

[kymberleigh-77180 · 2/10 · 22 October 2023]

I've watched every documentary and docudrama about this particular incident. This is a worst one out there. Bill Pullman is an excellent actor and this is definitely no Independence Day. The movie had gaps and holes and jumps from one crime to another to another to another. Yes, Alex Murdough has several crimes that he has been accused of, convicted of, and is awaiting trial on. And the acting is 100% subpar. Multiple scenes embellish on the drama of things that never were reported. If you're going to take 4 hours to tell a story, tell it accurately and this does not tell it accurately. Every other version of this particular crime is exponentially better than this movie.