Hangman (2017)

A homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman.

Director:

Johnny Martin

Writers:

Michael Caissie, Charles Huttinger

Stars:

Al Pacino, Karl Urban, Brittany Snow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino	...	Ray Archer
Karl Urban	...	Det. Will Ruiney
Brittany Snow	...	Christi Davies
Joe Anderson	...	Hangman
Sarah Shahi	...	Capt. Watson
Sloane Warren	...	Dr. Abby Westlin
Chelle Ramos	...	Joey Truman
Steve Coulter	...	Rev. David Green
Michael Rose	...	Peter Rorick
Katelyn Farrugia	...	Uniformed Officer
Edgar Zanabria	...	Uniformed Officer - Church
Matt Mercurio	...	Uniformed Officer - Tactical
Dwayne Boyd	...	Police Diver
Scott Parks	...	SWAT Member
Jermaine Rivers	...	SWAT Team Leader

Storyline

Decorated retired homicide detective Ray Archer (Al Pacino) and his partner, ex FBI agent Will Ruiney, (Karl Urban) are tasked with catching a vicious serial killers who is playing a twisted version of the children's game Hangman. Crime journalist Christi Davies (Brittany Snow) shadows the detectives, aiding them with her own insights into the criminal mind.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | homicide detective | female captain | female journalist | tough woman | 

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Taglines:

The killing game.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content, bloody images, and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

El juego del ahorcado

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Patriot Pictures, Cheyenne Enterprises, Hangman Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This project was completed with assistance from the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

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Goofs

Dispatch calls Detective Ruiney to Bancroft Elementary where he finds a body, but later while talking to Detective Archer, he refers to it as Wayward Elementary.

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Quotes

Detective Archer: He's killed 4 people every 24 hours. He doesn't stop, that's part of the game.

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Soundtracks

House of the Rising Sun
Written by A V Malcolm, Brian Johnson, B Gibson & T Hill
Performed by Geordie featuring Brian Johnson
Published by Associated Music International Ltd (PRS)
Mastered at Red Bus Studios, London
Executive Producer Eliot M Cohen

User Reviews

Good story, bad directing, the worst acting.

Love crime thrillers, and the storyline for the movie was actually really good. Serial killer who leaves clues taunting the detectives to try and catch him...

Unfortunately the words given to you describing the plot of the movie is the best that it gets.

Pacino couldn't figure how to pull of that deep Louisiana accent. Seemed to be casted to play a support role, but he either didn't believe in the movie or didn't care because that was some of his worst acting.

Karl Urban's character story was a mess, Wife was brutally murdered, what could have been key in the focus of the movie was just lost until it was as if the writer/director was like oh yeah, about that.

Brittany Stone was the lone brightspot in the movie. She did a better job "playing detective" (was a reporter) then the two lead actors who were actually playing detectives.

Movie had a strong resemblence to the Saw series, go figure as this was also a Lionsgate film.

Overall felt the story was promising, but as the movie progressed, the acting, writing, and directing regressed.