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When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...
Director:
Gary Fleder
Stars:
Michael Douglas,
Sean Bean,
Brittany Murphy
A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation.
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings' (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.
Director:
Luis Mandoki
Stars:
Charlize Theron,
Courtney Love,
Stuart Townsend
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.
After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized; over 10 years later, they get their chance for revenge.
FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.
Richard Haywood, a Californian high school's coolest kid, secretly teams up with another rich kid in his class, brilliant nerd Justin 'Bonaparte' Pendleton, whose erudition, specially in forensic matters, allows them to plan elaborately perfect murders, just for the kick, for which they set up Richard's marijuana supplier, their school's janitor Ray Feathers, as a psychotic serial killer. The case is assigned to detectives Cassie 'the hyena' Mayweather, who carries a sequoia-size chip on the shoulder from her previous life, and her brilliant new partner, Sam Kennedy, who just transferred from the vice squad; they can work together very well, and even fit romantically, but fall out over different professional attitudes towards the investigation, which Captain Rod Cody and her understandably vindictive abused ex, Assistant D.A. Al Swanson, soon ban her from when she disobeys instructions and hand to him. When the plotting boys both dig class-mate Lisa Mills, their unnatural bond comes ... Written by
KGF Vissers
Richard's car, a Mustang, is the same type of car driven by Steve McQueen in Bullitt. Ryan Gosling suggested that the car be used, as he is a fan of McQueen. See more »
Goofs
Cassie puts a bag of cookies on an end table when Sam confronts her in her houseboat. Though neither of them touches it, the bag has turned round later in the scene. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Richard:
Shall we say the words one last time?
Justin:
One cannot live fully without embracing suicide in crime.
Richard:
Say it.
Justin:
A pact made with relentless fire that requires that, while some live, others die.
Richard:
On three...
in unison:
One, two, three
[gun shot]
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"The Number of the Beast"
Written by Steve Harris (as Stephen Percy Harris)
Performed by Iron Maiden
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group/EMI Records Ltd. See more »
This is a typical soft spoken rental movie for an slow sunday afternoon with your boyfriend/girlfriend :)
It does all the standard moves according to the crime/suspense genre when the detective, (the miscast Sandra Bullock) and her partner tries to capture the two killers, both rich and blasé but highly intelligent school kids.
The scenes in the film are well managed, all the angles correct as we slowly learn how the murder was done. Thankfully, this movie does not contain the ordinary huge fireworks/special FX/audio FX budget. And there is no need for such audio/visual effects either.
But why must
1) The detective be tortured by his/her past?
2) The storyline use the most predictable path?
3) The detective/protagonist alienate the freshman partner, and have a boss that misunderstands her?
4) The protagonist always face danger without backup?
5) The protagonist risk her job due to zealousness?
There are many more examples but you can find out yourselves if you have a couple of hours to spend watching this movie. 6/10.
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This is a typical soft spoken rental movie for an slow sunday afternoon with your boyfriend/girlfriend :)
It does all the standard moves according to the crime/suspense genre when the detective, (the miscast Sandra Bullock) and her partner tries to capture the two killers, both rich and blasé but highly intelligent school kids.
The scenes in the film are well managed, all the angles correct as we slowly learn how the murder was done. Thankfully, this movie does not contain the ordinary huge fireworks/special FX/audio FX budget. And there is no need for such audio/visual effects either.
But why must
1) The detective be tortured by his/her past?
2) The storyline use the most predictable path?
3) The detective/protagonist alienate the freshman partner, and have a boss that misunderstands her?
4) The protagonist always face danger without backup?
5) The protagonist risk her job due to zealousness?
There are many more examples but you can find out yourselves if you have a couple of hours to spend watching this movie. 6/10.