Taking Lives (2004)
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
Taking Lives (2004)
Information
Released Year: 2004
Runtime: 103 minutes
Directors: D.J. Caruso
Casts: Angelina Jolie, Shawn Roberts, Paul Dano, Christian Tessier, Ethan Hawke, Martin Brisebois, Tchéky Karyo, Gena Rowlands, Marie-Josée Croze, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Dominique Briand, Justin Chatwin, Jean-Hugues Anglade, André Lacoste, Billy Two Rivers, Richard Lemire, Julien Poulin, Brigitte Bedard, Alex Sol, Gabriel Charland-Gagné, Nathalie Matteau, Hugh Probyn, Henri Pardo, Fabiano Amato, Judith Baribeau, Anne Marineau
IMDB: Taking Lives (2004)
Storyline
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
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Reviews
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Variety -
A somber, absorbing thriller that treads familiar psycho serial killer terrain with style. Elegantly made and comparatively restrained in cramming sick and grisly stuff down the audience's throat.
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ReelViews -
The movie voids a lot of good will with a cheesy ending. This is just the kind of denouement I was hoping Taking Lives wouldn't sink to, yet it does.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Clearly, much care and intelligence have been lavished on discouraging, routine material.
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The New York Times -
From a technical standpoint, Taking Lives is competent and sometimes even impressive. It is cleanly edited and nicely shot -- at times as cool and rich as a York Peppermint Pattie. Beyond that, there is not much to say.
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Entertainment Weekly -
After ''Seven'' and three ''Hannibal'' hits, the audience tolerance for baroque serial-killer flourishes has been duly amped. We require sustained creativity in our sick violence, and Taking Lives, after a token bit of ghastly foreplay, loses its life.
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Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
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