Final Move (2006)

A psychic and a cop track a serial killer who is copying a killer who just got executed.

Director:

Joey Travolta

Writers:

Richard Preston Jr., David Shoshan

Stars:

Matt Schulze, Lochlyn Munro, David Carradine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Schulze	...	Dan Marlowe
Lochlyn Munro	...	Detective Roman Krieg
David Carradine	...	Captain Baker
Daniel Baldwin	...	Jasper Haig
Rachel Hunter	...	Iris Quarrie
Amanda Detmer	...	Amy Marlowe
Paul Sampson	...	Eric Layton
Sarah Ann Schultz	...	Nikki Zeale
Melissa Greenspan	...	Kathy Briggs
Tucker Smallwood	...	Myron
Kristin Richardson	...	Sarah Underhill
Gino Dentie	...	Thomas Page (as Gino Dente)
Christina Gabrielle	...	Claire Marlowe
Tina Morasco	...	Dr. Ornston (as Bettina Morasco)
Lyndsay Griffin	...	Veronica Bishop

Storyline

The LA police are baffled: someone is killing people who have been found innocent of violent crimes. At the crime scenes, DNA evidence and clues linked to chess point to a suspect who's dead, recently executed for murders with a similar M.O. The cops call on Dan Marlowe, an ex-cop with psychic gifts, in an asylum after the trauma of the initial investigation. His wife wants him to say no; her brother is his former partner, who leans on Dan to help. Dan's ex-lover, an FBI agent, is also on the case, and behind the scenes is Myron, Dan's chess partner at the asylum. The game turns more deadly when Dan and family become the target. Did the cops initially get the wrong man?

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Plot Keywords:

asylum | psychic | chess | ex lover | murder | 

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Taglines:

Your next move may be your last...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Checkmate

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Two Sticks Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Latin Dragon (2004)

User Reviews

A Disappointment

"Final Move" is a disappointment, especially considering the B-list cast and director. I have very low standards when it comes to flicks like these.

The plot is: The chess piece killer is at it again. After his last victim, he is caught and sentenced to death. After his execution, the killings don't stop. Which is weird for detective Marlowe (Schulze) who has psychic vision. He teams up with Roman Krieg (Lochlyn Munro) to stop the madness.

"Final Move" tries hard (too hard) to be a slick mystery-thriller. The opening credits are snazzy, but the opening scene is downright horrible: after the killer murders some woman, he takes off his mask and starts laughing for about ten minutes. You'll see.

David Carradine and Daniel Baldwin don't have a lot of screen time despite their mugs on the cover. Schulze is alright, but his best role is in "The Transporter". The explosion near the end is faker than Milli Vanilli.

If you like the actors, don't subject yourself to this mess.

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