Dot.Kill (2005)

Director:

John Irvin

Writers:

Andrew Charas (writer)
Robert Malkani (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

You're Dying To Watch.

Plot:

A detective tries to hunt down a serial killer who broadcasts his murders live on the internet. |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Webcam | Explosion | Wheelchair | Camera

Cast

Armand Assante	...	Charlie Daines
Sonny Marinelli	...	Harwell
Raffaello Degruttola	...	Adam
Stanley Townsend	...	Byrnes
Clare Holman	...	Mary
Frank Nasso	...	Stevie
Jason Durran	...	C.I.T.U Specialist Mitch
Tony Schiena	...	C.I.T.U Specialist Pete
Jeff Merchant	...	Edward Maxwell
Ray Nicholas	...	Charles Horvath
Frank Henson	...	Michael McEllroy
Morven Christie	...	Jane
Kieran Cunningham	...	Frank Schuman
James Jordan	...	Dr. Morelli
Jason Lake	...	Thadeus Moore

Also Known As:

Digital Jesus (USA) (working title)
Digital Reaper (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company:

Lucky UKFS

Suffers From Many Things

Dot.Kill is unfortunately not a very original film. It suffers from taking to many ideas from other films from the past 10 years. It is no surprise as this is just one of many films like this that is simply a product of its time. Of course, if you are into this type of thing you might find some enjoyment as Armand Assante gives a solid performance as usual. But even he couldn't carry the film as a whole on his back.

Assante plays a detective named Charlie. Charlie is a sick man who appears to be dying and as a result is heavily addicted to morphine. The story unfolds with a serial killer murdering people through the internet and posting it in real time for millions of people to see. As the case starts to unravel, Charlie becomes sicker and sicker.

Basically, this movie is a cross between Seven and Fear.Com and that's not a good thing. There is nothing supernatural about the movie like Fear.Com but the whole thing with posting the murders online is a similar concept. And the relation to Seven is the direction the movie attempts to take. But let's face it, Seven was a hundred times better then this or any other movie that came out in the genre for the past 15 years.

I will admit that the first 30 minutes of the movie was a bit intriguing as Assante is a fun actor to watch in just about anything he is in, but, the movie loses its muster halfway through and things become predictable and boring. The ending is rather anticlimactic, I might add.

Overall, it wasn't a good movie but it really wasn't a bad movie either. I think the only reason to watch the movie is if you are a Armand Assante fan. 6/10