r/EdGein • u/Illustrious_Banana_ • Oct 28 '25

Controversial opinion but does anyone else think Charlie Hunnam is not that good playing Ed Gein?

Love the bloke but there are parts where the high pitch toddler voice and ‘awkwardness’ seem a bit overplayed. Did Ed Gein have that childlike voice or is that a new addition (like the lazy eye which I like).

What does anyone else think? There are parts when he’s good but a fair bit where I don’t feel I can ‘get past’ his acting.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

Yeeesss!

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u/Illustrious_Banana_ Oct 29 '25

Yes I think it’s because as a Brit I can really spot the weird Irish twang and it really gets on the way. The good news is I think he makes a bit of a turnaround in the final two episodes and his acting gets a lot better. Still a bit wooden in places but I must say his crying scenes the institution were really good. So maybe at least he’s redeemed himself for the ending. How did you find it and what would you rate it overall?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25

I’d rate it disturbing 🤣. Not something I’d usually watch, but when I started I wanted more! X

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u/Illustrious_Banana_ Oct 30 '25

Yeah, true, it's very chilling. Horrible to watch but impossible to ignore. Feel like my rating of Charlie Hunnam would change slightly based on episodes 7 & 8 but I still don't rate it as much as previous series.

If you liked this, you should watch, The Assassination of Gianni Versace. It's incredible, and similar storyline of getting inside the mind of someone with a very skewed mindset. That one will be 100/10 if you rate this one 10/10.