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MPAA RATING: R for strong violent content including grisly images, and for language
Starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone, Luis Guzmán, Leland Orser, and John Benjamin Hickey
A diabolical killer whose brutal slayings leave a trail of cryptic messages hidden at the scene of the crime is loose on the streets of Manhattan. As the city lies in fear, a gifted but disabled detective (Washington) teams with a rookie street cop (Jolie) to go inside the mind of this terrifying madman and defeat him at his own game. (Universal Studios)
| GENRE(S): | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Jeffery Deaver (book)
Jeremy Iacone |
| DIRECTED BY: | Phillip Noyce |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 14, 2000 Video: March 14, 2000 Theatrical: November 5, 1999 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 118 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Andrew M. gave it a 5:
It's a film that interperses scenes of intrigue and suspense, with scenes that are disinteresting and irrelevant. This alone ensures the suspense is not maintained and the film as a whole is devalued. Queen Latifah is a standout performace, though Washington and Jolie also carry the script as far as is possible. The story itself may not be overly original, but there is (or was) plenty of promise for an effective and fresh thriller to develop from it...but with this version, as has happened so many times before, the inevitable "Hollywoodisation" (dare I say it "Americanisation") effect takes over and the uninspired ending ensues.
Pat C. gave it a 2:
Boned again by a dumbed-down Hannibal. Get a clue, bloody murder only becomes scary when you are certain the perp can outthink you.
Jacques R. gave it a 4:
It's just a very ordinary "thriller."
Ryan M. gave it a 8:
Not as good as "Seven" better than "Kiss The Girls" so it stands in the middle I guess. The cast saves the film campletely, and the same old "twist" at the end is predictable.
Maria W. gave it a 2:
This movie lacks it all. This movie did not keep me in suspense nor was I really curious as to who the killer was. I couldn't wait for this movie to end when I decided to watch it for the one and only time!! Anybody who sees this.....try not to fall asleep during this movie!!
Ned D. gave it a 4:
Good performances from Washington and Jolie can't save what is essentially warmed-over "Lambs". Slow and lumbering with some of the most ridiculous coincidences and twists in many a moon.
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