Murder by Numbers

Name: Murder by Numbers
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: April 19, 2002
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Sandra Bullock

2002

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 19, 2002 | R

Starring: Sandra Bullock

Summary: Faced with the challenge of solving a "perfect murder," homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Bullock) is forced to face and free herself from the tormented past she buried long ago. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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Desson Thomson

Turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting. Read full review

Mike Clark

The result is two or three cuts above genre standard. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Though Schroeder makes you squirm more than you want to at the inevitable scenes of the trussed-up female murder victim, he also has the proclivity and the skill to make at least the B-picture half of Murder by Numbers of more than passing interest. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

A near miss, a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details, but ultimately weak in its impact. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

In Murder by Numbers, though, even Schroeder can't keep his own boredom from showing. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Ultimately, Murder by Numbers has been reduced to a tease, giving us a hint -- mostly through the fine performances of Gosling, who creates a charismatic sociopath, and Pitt, who's character seems genuinely troubled -- of the kind of relevant social drama it might have been.

Andrew O'Hehir

This premise could, just maybe, make for a decent thriller, but everything about Murder by Numbers is so flavorless and rote, so devoid of real suspense and human interest, that you never suspect for a moment that the answers are likely to be engaging. Read full review

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Meth-dude

Apr 20, 2014

With a young Ryan Reynolds a bad plot and an absolutely bad acting you have Murder by numbers.This is a bad crime/action movie but you can watch it if you have nothing better to do.

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Lopez17

Aug 11, 2010

In May of 1924, two young Jewish men named Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had planned to commit the perfect murder they had it all thought out in there heads taking seven months to put their devious little murder into motion. They picked there target a young Polish immigrant named RobertIn May of 1924, two young Jewish men named Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had planned to commit the perfect murder they had it all thought out in there heads taking seven months to put their devious little murder into motion. They picked there target a young Polish immigrant named Robert Franks; everyone called him Bobby, Franks was an extended relative and neighbor of Richard Loeb. The duo lured young Bobby Franks into the car where either Loeb or Leopold struck Franks with a Chisel and stuffed a sock into his mouth young Franks died soon after. They covered the body and drove to a remote location near Wolf Lake in Hammond Indiana; they removed Frankâ… Expand

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Broyax

Apr 8, 2017

Il s'agit d'un polar certes joliment présenté mais un peu trop ficelé comme un Columbo, ce qui n'est pas vraiment un compliment : les longueurs s'additionnent et se succèdent au fil d'un scénario qui tente de capter et garder l'attention de son audience via quelques doutes sur le ou lesIl s'agit d'un polar certes joliment présenté mais un peu trop ficelé comme un Columbo, ce qui n'est pas vraiment un compliment : les longueurs s'additionnent et se succèdent au fil d'un scénario qui tente de capter et garder l'attention de son audience via quelques doutes sur le ou les coupables ; des doutes qui font long feu, car les ficelles tirées sont bien trop grosses.

On a bien à la louche 20 mn de trop et un manque de rythme patent, malgré un développement plutôt intéressant de la personnalité de notre super flickette, Sandra Bullock. L'actrice abonnée aux comédies supra-débiles se révèle ici étonnamment convaincante et Ben Chaplin, un second couteau aussi solide que sympathique est là pour l'épauler.

Ryan Gosling encore ici tout jeunot tire son épingle du jeu lui aussi et incarne avec un aplomb remarquable un petit con de bellâtre tandis que son comparse Michael Pitt habitué aux rôles d'ados tordus fait le boulot.

Bref, le film se signale davantage par sa distribution que par la longueur de son enquête qui s'avère des plus lourdingues à suivre et sans éclat particulier.… Expand

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FilipeNeto

Dec 17, 2018

In this film, two abnormal students decide to perpetrate the perfect crime, but things start to go wrong when an experienced detective mistrusts them. We have seen similar things before, the film is not exactly original in the subject it addresses, being clearly inspired by the crimeIn this film, two abnormal students decide to perpetrate the perfect crime, but things start to go wrong when an experienced detective mistrusts them. We have seen similar things before, the film is not exactly original in the subject it addresses, being clearly inspired by the crime committed by Leopold and Loeb, decades earlier.

The movie never hides anything. From the beginning, we know almost everything that will happen and who the killer is. So there is no secret or mystery and it spoils the movie a lot. The relationship between the two boys is quite dysfunctional and even conveys the idea of a certain latent homosexuality between them. To make matters worse, they both correspond to two detestable juvenile stereotypes (one is the typical impersonal nerd, the other is the rich, idiot guy). In turn, the detective is the typical "macho girl".

The actors are fairly decent in their work. Sandra Bullock is very competent and does a fine work. Ryan Gosling is good and gives his character an almost magnetic charisma in a deeply disturbing interpretation. Michael Pitt is not far behind in a clearly crazy character.

Overall, it's a decent movie, but it loses a lot for the absence of mystery and for giving of tray everything that the public should wait to discover.… Expand

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MovieGuys

Sep 2, 2014

A somewhat acceptable ending saves Murder By Numbers from being a total mess. But, it is still cliché and derivative; it's poorly executed, poorly edited, poorly written, and poorly directed. The idea and story are okay, but the movie as a whole sinks. It starts to get a little better in theA somewhat acceptable ending saves Murder By Numbers from being a total mess. But, it is still cliché and derivative; it's poorly executed, poorly edited, poorly written, and poorly directed. The idea and story are okay, but the movie as a whole sinks. It starts to get a little better in the second half, but nothing can stop it from being typical genre fare. The whole thing just seems amateurish.… Expand

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GaborA.

Apr 13, 2006

Let me start by saying that no script ever written could be made into an enjoyable movie done with the terrible, straight to TV directing of this film. It was laughable. On top of that the script was aweful. This is the worst type of thriller, boring and dry and then still inconceivable and Let me start by saying that no script ever written could be made into an enjoyable movie done with the terrible, straight to TV directing of this film. It was laughable. On top of that the script was aweful. This is the worst type of thriller, boring and dry and then still inconceivable and stupid. This film really ends up with no redeeming qualities because what would have been good acting is dissolved by the stupidity of the scenes in which they try to act.… Expand

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