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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

One Shot Kill

  • Episode aired Mar 9, 2011
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 41m
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Janeane Garofalo, Forest Whitaker, Michael Kelly, Beau Garrett, and Matt Ryan in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: One Shot Kill
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Mick finds himself being taunted by the serial sniper who he and the team are charged with tracking down.Mick finds himself being taunted by the serial sniper who he and the team are charged with tracking down.Mick finds himself being taunted by the serial sniper who he and the team are charged with tracking down.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Terry McDonough
  • Writers
    • Chris Mundy
    • Edward Allen Bernero
    • Rob Fresco
  • Stars
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • Michael Kelly
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  • Director
    • Terry McDonough
  • Writers
    • Chris Mundy
    • Edward Allen Bernero
    • Rob Fresco
  • Stars
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • Michael Kelly
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    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: One Shot Kill
    Trailer 0:56
    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: One Shot Kill

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    Janeane Garofalo in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Forest Whitaker in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Janeane Garofalo in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Janeane Garofalo and Forest Whitaker in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Forest Whitaker in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Janeane Garofalo, Forest Whitaker, Beau Garrett, and Matt Ryan in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Janeane Garofalo, Forest Whitaker, Beau Garrett, and Matt Ryan in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Michelle C. Bonilla and Beau Garrett. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
    Forest Whitaker, Michelle C. Bonilla, Beau Garrett, and Matt Ryan. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
    Michelle C. Bonilla, Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Kelly, Matt Ryan, and Beau Garret
    Michelle C. Bonilla and Michael Kelly. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
    As 'Detective Hernandez' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

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    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Sam Cooperas Sam Cooper
    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Beth Griffithas Beth Griffith
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Jonathan 'Prophet' Simmsas Jonathan 'Prophet' Simms
    Beau Garrett
    Beau Garrett
    • Gina LaSalleas Gina LaSalle
    Matt Ryan
    Matt Ryan
    • Mick Rawsonas Mick Rawson
    Kirsten Vangsness
    Kirsten Vangsness
    • Penelope Garciaas Penelope Garcia
    Noel Fisher
    Noel Fisher
    • Jason Wheeleras Jason Wheeler
    Jessica Tuck
    Jessica Tuck
    • Amy Wheeleras Amy Wheeler
    Michelle C. Bonilla
    Michelle C. Bonilla
    • Det. Nina Hernandezas Det. Nina Hernandez
    Michelle Burke
    Michelle Burke
    • Carol Langstromas Carol Langstrom
    • (as Michelle Rene Thomas)
    Tony Cicchetti
    Tony Cicchetti
    • Businessman (Carl Langstrom)as Businessman (Carl Langstrom)
    Eileen Fogarty
    Eileen Fogarty
    • Womanas Woman
    Rochelle Hogue
    • Businesswomanas Businesswoman
    Darius Dudley
    Darius Dudley
    • Memorial Speakeras Memorial Speaker
    • (as Darius L. Dudley)
    Stephanie Ortiz
    • Delivery Girlas Delivery Girl
    Franklin Dennis Jones
    Franklin Dennis Jones
    • Manas Man
    Victor Samuel Lopez
    Victor Samuel Lopez
    • Morgue Workeras Morgue Worker
    Nina Nayebi
    Nina Nayebi
    • Vendor's Wifeas Vendor's Wife
    • Director
      • Terry McDonough
    • Writers
      • Chris Mundy
      • Edward Allen Bernero
      • Rob Fresco
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      At the scene of the first shooting, the place where the victim's body fell is outlined with chalk. This is a myth about murder investigations. A victim's body is never outlined with chalk (or anything else) because that would contaminate the crime scene, and photographing the body, which is a routine part of such investigations, makes an outline on the ground irrelevant in any event.
    • Quotes

      Carol Langstrom: How are you going to find a murderer who randomly shoots people for no reason at all?

      Sam Cooper: Because there is a reason. Somewhere inside of him, there's a reason that he does what he does. We may not understand it yet, but when we do, the "why" is gonna lead us to the "who".

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    2/10
    Far from a killer episode
    Have always loved detective/mystery shows and there are so many great ones out there, whether it's the slow-burns, , ones that mixed comedy and drama, anything Agatha Christie (namely 'Poirot'), the light-hearted ones or the gritty ones.

    'Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour' was greatly anticipated despite being short-lived, being such a great fan of 'Criminal Minds', if more in the early seasons. Just because a show is short-lived that doesn't necessarily mean they are bad, while having flaws quite a number of them showed a lot of promise and were cancelled when they were still growing and before they were given a proper chance. 'Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour' unfortunately never seemed to get off the ground, a slow start would have been forgivable (most shows don't immediately settle) but to show little, if any, signs of improving even when halfway through was indication of a show that wasn't going to work and for me and many others its cancellation after 13 episodes was justified.

    Hate to be the one with a different opinion here, but the show continues to not improve four episodes in. "One Shot Kill" may be one of the marginally better episodes of the show but that's not an endorsement in my mind.

    Matt Ryan (good here) and the development for Mick, which sadly was not an awful lot with few answers provided and it was rather surface level but at least we learn things about him, are the things that stop "One Shot Kill" from being worse.

    Sure "One Shot Kill" is again well-shot but never anything extraordinary, lacking the darker, grittier touch that the original 'Criminal Minds' show brought to its darker scenes. Also thought very little of the music, the background scoring sounds more generic than haunting or pulse-racing and the opening titles theme is so rushed that remembering it is impossible. The writing is all over the place, constantly not knowing what to do with itself and filled with poorly written lines delivered like wood. All of it just sounded rushed, on-the-surface with no development whatsoever and often over-the-top. There was very little profiling and what there was added nothing to the case and once again everything is just too conventional.

    The story line doesn't engage, it felt derivative of similar stories for the original 'Criminal Minds' but with none of the tension, suspense or the emotion. It was all just so dull and bland, parts were ridiculous and motivations and events are vague which meant that almost everything did not make sense and there were no surprises. Some of the back and forth lacked clarity too. Mick is the only character "One Shot Kill" attempts to develop, the others are nothing to write home about. The interaction between them is barely existent, how they work in solving the case shows little spark or interest, and quite awkward and there are no little character moments, which was a constant strength of 'Criminal Minds', even in several lesser episodes. The unsub, again revealed too early and should have been used far less to make the mystery stronger (a weakness of latter season 'Criminal Minds') is again too vanilla, not creepy enough to be anywhere near as detestable as the best villains on the original and their development is at best sketchy to feel anything else for them.

    Acting is still weak, with only Matt Ryan (he and the slight development to Mick being the redeeming merits of the episode), giving some of his best acting to date in the role, shining of the regular cast.

    Janeane Garofalo has always bothered me, she shows the emotions of a robot, if she was trying to be serious it comes at the expense of personality, and the character is annoying as a result. Forrest Whittaker is still inconsistent, in not a good way, at points he goes completely through the motions and at other points he tries too hard, the authoritative personality is not there enough and then any empathising or emotion is delivered with a face of stone and never natural. Kirsten Vangsness, a bright spot in the original, doesn't make a smooth transition here, Garcia again is pointless and just doesn't fit, like numerous episodes of the later seasons of 'Criminal Minds' her role is also too convenient and there to just provide the answers. Vangsness has lost her spark due to poor writing and being underused.

    Summing up, can say very little good here and am actually feeling bad saying that, as someone who is usually and at least tries to be generous in their reviewing. 2/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Release date
      • March 9, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • The Mark Gordon Company
      • Bernero Productions
      • CBS Television Studios
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    • Runtime
      41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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