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12 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
It works for me, 31 August 2006
Author:
sergio choren (psychoren2002@yahoo.com.ar) from Argentina
This movie is not a wonderful surprise, but a solid thriller with an interesting twist on the "psycho-killer" style, with good performances by the lead actors. The idea of a man from a far and wild land in a big city is not new, or the pairing of a female detective with a victim's relative, but here these elements are presented in a simple and convincing plot that makes you keep interested all the way. Robert Patrick is perfect for the role of a lonesome hunter, and Lauren Holly is both strong and sexy. I really don't understand why so many people here wrote negative reviews about this movie, it works for me as a late night filler perfectly. If you want to see a decent thriller, don't miss the chance. Recommended.
14 out of 18 people found the following review useful:
Very ordinary stuff, 17 December 2002
Author:
George Parker from Orange County, CA USA
"Pavement" is a very ordinary serial killer flick which sticks Holly out in front as a homicide investigator who teams up with Patrick as an Alaskan wilderness tracker (yeah, right) and together they set out to solve a killing spree with Capetown standing in for San Francisco. The film is full of nonsequiturs and plot holes, does nothing to distinguish itself, and fails to beg an emotional investment leaving the viewer little more than a detached voyeur. In addition the whole tracking thing is silly, the brief sex scene is hokey, and the production is slapped together with a scene here and a scene there cropped tightly so as to not reveal the Capetown environs. In spite of all that, the film does gather momentum, delivers some action and a wisp of suspense, and should make for a nominal no-brainer couch potato watch for those into murder mysteries. (C)
6 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Intriguing, but falls short of a convincing thriller, 14 June 2005
Author:
H. Martin (~AleXa~) from Texas, USA
The opening credits combined with music do a nice job of setting the
tone for the movie. Then we cut to the first glimpse of the city, and
it becomes blatantly apparent it is being shot with an awful brown
filter. I hate filters—they're nothing more than a cheap way to set the
mood of the scene.
This is the 2nd HBO original movie I've rented the DVD of in the past
two days, and they must be shot with digital cameras because the
picture quality is astounding…it's as if you're in the film. The
editing give you a sort of off-balance distorted feel which aids you in
feeling what the main character is feeling—very impressive. The music
is engaging and successfully established a feeling of suspense.
However, the slow-motion love scene was a bit random and pointless.
I enjoyed the subtle humorous moments between Sam (Patrick) and Buckley
(Holly). I couldn't help but wonder how Buckley is a detective when Sam
does her job better than her. As a die- hard fan of "The X-Files", I am
well-versed in how to make a seemingly unexplainable phenomenon make
sense and have the appropriate facts to support it. Buckley's
revelation on the road after they track the killer through the woods
for the second time was impressive —it finally showed her true color as
a detective.
The film's momentum is disrupted by the fact that Alex Duncan just
can't act. As a result, the last scene felt corny and contrived. But
the main characters push the story along, so this divergence, while
highly noticeable, remains minor.
VERDICT: Adequate character writing, however the plot, while intriguing
and thought-out, remains underdeveloped. Simple and yet surprisingly
clever—it certainly maintained my interest. Recommended to anyone who
likes crime mysteries, but if it's a thriller you long for, you should
look elsewhere.
5.5 out of 10.0
~AleXa~
7 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Unpretentious But Excellent Cop Film, 13 December 2002
Author:
teuthis (Teuthis@knology.net) from Columbus, Georgia
The plot, development and resolution of "Pavement" were excellent. The
suspense kept my interest from start to finish. The characters were
realistic and dimensional. The action was good too. I think the director
was
a little free with police officers as fodder for various occasions; but
beyond that I liked what I saw. I enjoy those gritty, realistic, but not
overblown cop films, and this is a good one. The element of the tracker as
an imaginative addition to the plot was excellent.
I am a total Lauren Holly fan; and I thought she played her role
flawlessly
as a determined and professional detective, who is still very much a
woman.
She pulled it off with great aplomb. She is always a great pleasure to
watch in anything she does.
If you like really exciting and suspense-filled cop movies, see this one.
To
say any more might spoil the impact of all the elements that come together
in this intriguing film. Just sit back and enjoy it.
5 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Left us shaking our heads..., 22 December 2002
Author:
Bschorr from Honolulu, HI
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
It's an interesting idea and it's well filmed, but there are so many
little
plot problems that it became almost comical. "Sam" is supposed to be an
expert tracker, but just about everybody gets the drop on him. The "FBI"
folks are predictably inept and [MINOR SPOILER]my wife and I figured out
that the killer was using the handicap buses very early.[END
SPOILER]
The police seem to overlook the most basic of procedures (find out the
connection between the victims?) until the 11th hour while they're
extremely
impressed with the most basic capabilities (they zoomed in on a
photograph;
wow, imagine that.)
A few B-movie cinematic effects don't help matters. At least the acting
is
decent; I feel sorry for Robert Patrick who probably deserves
better.
3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Entertaining Mystery, 10 October 2008
Author:
whpratt1 from United States
This film starts out with Sam Brown, (Robert Patrick) tracking a wild killer of a wolf in Alaska and is attacked by the wolf while on the phone with a call from his headquarters that his sister has been killed in San Francisco. Sam arrives in San Francisco and finds out that his sister was murdered in a very horrible way and he decides to track down his sister doing it his way. Sam meets up with a police woman, Buckley Clarke, (Lauren Holly) who thinks Sam is crazy with his methods of tracking a killer like a wolf in the wild. However, Sam's method starts finding results in this murder and quite a few other crimes that are similar. The relationship between Sam and Buckley becomes very torrid and there is a very sexy love scene between the two of them. This film will hold your interest from the very beginning to the very end. Enjoy.
5 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
If you like this movie, you'll like anything, 13 November 2004
Author:
alecspade from Jacksonville, FL
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
**MINOR SPOILERS HEREIN**
I ran across this movie while looking for something to watch late
night. This was the only thing on at the time that was even remotely
interesting. Ugh I should have just gone to bed.
Robert Patrick stars as a wilderness tracker who assists a homicide
detective (Lauren Holly) to find a serial killer who is bumping off
doctors and nurses. Holly was a horrific choice for the female lead and
was terrible in this role. Patrick was stiff throughout, thanks in
large part to the writing of his character which really makes him a
very unsympathetic lead.
Speaking of the writing, it's really awful, especially in the
detective's case. Her lines are atrocious and her delivery was comical.
Similarly, the killer was entirely bad. You shouldn't be laughing at
the end, should you?
Also, the police force in this movie would be hands down the worst
department in the world. The SWAT team several times gets lit up like a
Christmas tree without coming even close to hitting the perpetrator
while the perps can't miss. One scene in particular towards the end
with the two cops at a suspect's house, they might be legally retarded.
The tracking used in the movie seems pretty ridiculous. Patrick's
character can figure out which way someone went by their tracks, okay
fine. But that's literally ALL he does, as he does it over and over
again while people watch on with amazement. And where did police work
go? I guess when you employ the dumbest cops on the planet in one
department, you're not apt to figure things out on your own. The cops
seem baffled with every crime despite apparently doing no actual
investigating. I suppose they were hoping the killer would still be
there when they got there, maybe he fell asleep on the couch or
something.
I give this movie a 2/10.
8 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Great mystery and psychological thriller, 1 January 2004
Author:
Tom-ICEMAN-Kazanski
I just watched this movie on HBO with my friends on New Years. I must
say
that this movie is great in a way that you see that it is a new kind of
killer. The motive is the scary part. I liked how they showed a great
way
to figuring out the killer by using simple tracking methods. If you are
really into mysteries, this movie is good to watch because you also want
to
figure out the motive. Lauren Holly was good. However, this was one of
the
first films in which I saw Robert Patrick star with a great and
sophisticated role. I would recommend this film to those that are into
sophisticated mystery films.
For a mystery movie, I would have to give this movie a 4.8 out of 5.
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
intriguing thriller, 5 October 2006
Author:
g404c
Robert Patrick is Samuel, the outdoors-type, living in Alaska as a professional tracker. When Samuel learns his sister has been murdered, he bolts for San Francisco where he works with a local police detective, Buckley (nice job from Lauren Holly), to catch the killer. Initially reluctant, Buckley warms up to Samuel and much to the dismay of her boss (Barry Shabaka Henley from Miami Vice), she solicits his help in the investigation, as she is in awe of his skill sets and him in general. Pavement is an intriguing thriller that has some twists and turns leading up to the shocking conclusion. Robert Patrick and Lauren Holly had great chemistry, and both gave equally credible performances. Not bad. Caught this on Lifetime yesterday.
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
just your standard cop and partner solve crime movie, 15 December 2002
Author:
MLDinTN from TN
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
(SLIGHT SPOILERS): There is nothing really new in this film. You have your
female tough acting cop who teams up with an Alaskan tracker to solve what
appears to be serial murders. And of course along the way the 2 fall for
each other even though they have nothing in common. And of course the
tracker gets caught by the killer, but for some unknown reason, the killer
decides to take him alive. Then the cop uses what she's learned about
tracking to find out where the killer has taken her partner. And if it is
so easy to be a tracker through woods, then why can't everyone do it. It
is
not very believeable that the cop is able to do this.
This would have been better if they had added more gore. There really
isn't
too much in this. And they don't show the crime scenes very much. And the
killer, who is supposed to be born with all these genetic defects, doesn't
really look all that messed up. They could have made him really
disfigured.
Give him some fish gills or an extra arm or something like
that.
FINAL VERDICT: If you didn't know better, you would think this was another
X-Files episode with Robert Patrick. This is definitely a TV type of
movie.
It is OK for what it is.
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