Solace (2015)

Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.

Director:

Afonso Poyart

Writers:

Sean Bailey, Ted Griffin

Stars:

Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Hopkins	...	John Clancy
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Joe Merriwether
Abbie Cornish	...	Katherine Cowles
Colin Farrell	...	Charles Ambrose
Matt Gerald	...	Agent Sloman
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Agent Sawyer
Marley Shelton	...	Laura Merriwether
Xander Berkeley	...	Mr. Ellis
Kenny Johnson	...	David Raymond
Joshua Close	...	Linus Harp (as Josh Close)
Sharon Lawrence	...	Mrs. Ellis
Janine Turner	...	Elizabeth Clancy
Luisa Moraes	...	Victoria Raymond
Jordan Woods-Robinson	...	Mr. Oldfield
Niyi Oni	...	Agent Fibbie

Storyline

A psychic doctor, John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins), works with an F.B.I. Special Agent (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in search of serial killer Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell). After having lived in isolation for two years, since the death of his daughter, Clancy is asked by his friend Joe, an F.B.I. Special Agent to help him solve several murders committed by a serial killer. The problem is that Ambrose is also psychic, and far ahead of Clancy.

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Plot Keywords:

euthanasia | psychic | serial killer | clairvoyant | predicting the future | 

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Taglines:

How do you get into a killer's head when he's already in yours.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and bloody images throughout, sexuality, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Autumn Dial (Emma Clancy) stars with Jeffery Dean Morgan in The Walking Dead as one of Negan's wives.

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Goofs

When the dead woman in the tub filled with flowers is touched by John Clancy you can see her eye lids move.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Joe Merriwether: [sniffing the cigar] Cuban.
Agent Katherine Cowles: What's the word, Sawyer?
Agent Sawyer: Looks like a match.
Agent Katherine Cowles: [holds up three fingers to Merriwether]
Agent Sawyer: [on the phone] Yeah, it's Joe. We've got a series. Same M O, same signature, no DNA. Not one goddamn shred.

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Connections

References Se7en (1995)

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Soundtracks

Oh Dale
Written by Robert Duncan
Performed by Bobby & The Demons
Courtesy of Fervor Records Vintage Masters

User Reviews

Contre point

Firstly, I liked this movie very much. What I didn't like were 2 things: the story was a bit lame (the directing makes it unpredictable) but otherwise the story was flatly OK. The second thing: the tempo and the editing were fast as if it were a TV series. Other than that, it was excellent. The mood of the movie with its colors and lenses and frames was different than anything I've seen, as if the director intentionally wanted to give this genre a different approach. Thus the contre point description: it's too fast and too lucid to belong to this genre. That being said, I can reiterate now and say I liked this movie. It worked for me. It's surprisingly haunting, fresh, it doesn't bore you for a second and it keeps building up. Other than the lame story and the fast editing tempo it's a great effort by an amateur genius (the director). It lingers in your mind, the contre point aspect, the score, the script, the performance by the actors. It's really worth a watch.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prémonitions

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,354,572

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eden Rock Media, FilmNation Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1