The film is for children, needing to be spoon feed every ten seconds the next step, victim. Like most crime films the writer/director feeds the view just enough information to avoid giving away the story even when such restrictions are illogical and unrealistic.
The film is utterly disconnected from the realities of a major criminal investigation. We're expected to believe that NYPD would assign only two homicide detectives to what is clearly a serial killer.
In the real world dozens of detectives would be assigned. The FBI bought in. Crime scenes would have their lights turned on (instead of the melodramatic and never ending use of torches), and instead of following like hansel and gretal the crumbs the killers has left them they would be following real leads.
Canvesing, obtaining the CCTV's surrounding each victims house for several blocks. Establishing a when the killer was there and working out where he came and went to. Like another review mentioned we are asked to believe that this killer makes absolutely not a single mistake and that no one has ever seen him.
However the films great crime is the belief, even after his home base and money is found, that killer continued to kill and work with nay a concern for being caught.
Its utterly ridiculous and anyone who can watch this film without realising its utter crap is utterly deluded.
Even most of the I hate it Reviews on IMDb complaints are banal and vexatious. Subjective things like tone, narrative and photography are well personal choice you either like em or you don't but they in themselves don't make the film good or bad.
A good intelligent film treats the viewer with respect.
Lastly the constant ripping on Silence of the Lambs (there are several comments in the film that refer to SOTL) when this film is far more of a marketing puff piece is an utter joke.
I've deleted this film, and refused to even watch the much vaunted "twist". That in itself so utterly illogical and stupid part of the plot that its not even worth discussing.
The film is utterly disconnected from the realities of a major criminal investigation. We're expected to believe that NYPD would assign only two homicide detectives to what is clearly a serial killer.
In the real world dozens of detectives would be assigned. The FBI bought in. Crime scenes would have their lights turned on (instead of the melodramatic and never ending use of torches), and instead of following like hansel and gretal the crumbs the killers has left them they would be following real leads.
Canvesing, obtaining the CCTV's surrounding each victims house for several blocks. Establishing a when the killer was there and working out where he came and went to. Like another review mentioned we are asked to believe that this killer makes absolutely not a single mistake and that no one has ever seen him.
However the films great crime is the belief, even after his home base and money is found, that killer continued to kill and work with nay a concern for being caught.
Its utterly ridiculous and anyone who can watch this film without realising its utter crap is utterly deluded.
Even most of the I hate it Reviews on IMDb complaints are banal and vexatious. Subjective things like tone, narrative and photography are well personal choice you either like em or you don't but they in themselves don't make the film good or bad.
A good intelligent film treats the viewer with respect.
Lastly the constant ripping on Silence of the Lambs (there are several comments in the film that refer to SOTL) when this film is far more of a marketing puff piece is an utter joke.
I've deleted this film, and refused to even watch the much vaunted "twist". That in itself so utterly illogical and stupid part of the plot that its not even worth discussing.
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