Film Review: Lonely Hearts

We watched Lonely Hearts on Netflix a few nights ago, and it was surprisingly good.  It would be hard to go wrong, I think, with any film that had John Travolta and the late James Gandolfini in it, but this one was even better than expected.

Lonely Hearts (made in 2006) is based on the true story of serial spree killers Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck.  Fernandez was a weasely con man who preyed on lonely women (he found them through their lonely hearts ads).  Beck was one of his intended victims, but she saw through his game immediately and, weirdly, they became partners in perpetuating similar crimes, ultimately progressing to several murders to silence their victims, witnesses, and others who crossed their paths (including a police officer).  Both Fernandez and Beck died in the electric chair in 1951.

The story was dark and moody, but the movie was well done.  It’s worth a watch.

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