The only redeeeming value of this movie is the pure beauty Jolie and Martinez bring to the screen. Bad red herrings, "eh" dialog.

While Taking Lives starts of as a promising serial killer flick, it trips over its own feet about half way through and ends up stumbling to the finish line. The 'twist' is telegraphed way too early when it seems that the film is coming to a premature end. Then there's the 'real' ending, which in its attempt to be shocking, ends up seeming totally implausible and something that could only come out of Hollywood. Jolie and Hawke do there best to keep Taking Lives afloat, but ultimately it's a bit of a disappointment.… Expand

Not bad. But then again, I like Angelina and Ethan Hawke. The boy in this movie was too flat and too robotic for one to be concerned about. However, there are a few interesting twists and turns in this movie which make it worth renting.

I usually don't really like thrillers, but I thought that Taking Lives was actually quite enjoyable! We are really caught up in this suspense and there are some scenes that'll make you do quite a jump!

It's a sin to call this movie "stylish." It's appelative and offers nothing but 1 or 2 jumps from the chair.

This sleek, sexy thriller is one of the best to come along recently from it's genre. The spellbinding performance by the undenaibly beautiful Jolie, on top of the excellent and dedicated performance by Hawk, sets the film on the right track. Throw in a predictable yet intense and exciting story-line, and you got yourself a great film. That predictable resolution is wiped away by a fresh, sleek ending. Really one of the best in the genre recently.… Expand

GooD!!!

This movie started out being really intriguing. I loved the beginning as well as Angelina Jolie lying in the grave. But they never developed that character, and all of sudden the story just starts adding all these different plot elements, mushrooming out into a big patchwork with only the barest threads holding the thing together. Who the heck were all those cops anyway? Why was there a hidden room in the mother's house? Could have been great, wound up being pretty lame.… Expand

This movie was actually not bad. The out of place sex scene, the elevator, the hidden room, the cops who weren't really doing their job there were a lot of things wrong but it's worth seeing.

First rate thriller!

I thought it was going to suck, but I was shocked to see how good it was. My girlfriend hasn't stopped talking about how she made my arm bleed to 2 hours!

The Seven-like opening credits set the scene for a lurid, jumpy thriller that is as improbable as it is entertaining. Ethan Hawke gives a strong performance, and you can believe Angelina as a somewhat psychic cop...plus she gets naked!

What a horrible film. I had this one figured out way too quick. They compared this film to Silence of the Lambs in the promo, an act that should be criminal. If I were to compare this film to Silence of the Lambs, it would go something like this: ?If you?re looking for a good movie to rent this weekend, re-rent Silence of the Lambs, not the lame Taking Lives?? Y-U-C-K.

This movie had potential and was pretty good until it completely unraveled 3/4 of the way through. Starting with the out of place, awkward sex scene, and culminating with the elevator scene, the rest of the movie was completely laughable. Lame.

D.J. Caruso’s makeover of Michael Pye’s novel of the same title is one that should have never been made—or at least not in the manner it was. Originally a thriller about a serial killer named Martin Asher (who’d been stealing the lives and identities of his victims ever since his presumed death at age 16), the film version of 'Taking Lives' never reaches the suspense – or thrills – that it intended. Angelina Jolie gives a performance as petty as her character (an FBI profiler named Illeana Scott, who is assigned to help a Montreal investigative unit track Asher), though does so in the company of equally trivial bids by acting veterans Ethan Hawke (who plays James Costa, an independent artist and eyewitness to Asher’s most recent murder), Oliver Martinez (one of the detectives on the case), and Kiefer Sutherland (as the suspected killer). However, the real killer in (or of, I should say) this film is its incoherently adapted screenplay (which, by the way, took a team of four script doctors to finalize), which is made more unpleasant by the messy, inconsistent and unstylish direction of Caruso (whose 2007 release, 'Disturbia', is anything but). 'Taking Lives' is a prime example of a Hollywood misfire and a showy exhibit of humdrum clichés, predictable twists, and poor career choices by otherwise great actors.… Expand