Taking Lives

Taking Lives

By D.J. Caruso

  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release Date: 2004-03-19
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Director: D.J. Caruso
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99

Description

Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner and Emmy-nominee Angelina Jolie ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "Alexander") stars as an FBI profiler called in to help track down a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims in this psychological suspense thriller. As she continues her investigation, she finds herself not only involved with her key witness, but also surrounded by numerous suspects and no one to trust. Also starring Academy Award-nominee Ethan Hawke ("Before Sunset," "Training Day"), Emmy-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Kiefer Sutherland (TV's "24," "A Time to Kill"), Olivier Martinex ("S.W.A.T.," "Unfaithful") and Academy Award-nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Gena Rowlands ("The Notebook," "The Skeleton Key"). Based on the novel by Michael Pye.

Reviews

  • It won’t work

    1
    By TeddyJames87
    It say connect to WiFi to even watch this movie. All my other movies work just fine
  • Enjoyable, but...

    3
    By Darkrepast
    I enjoyed this movie for the actors more than the story. Some of my favorite people are in here. I'm a huge Ethan Hawke fan so it was an easy sell. But there's some inconsistency here that's hard to ignore. Jolie's character could've been a lot more interesting but she was played so reserved, it felt like her performance was phoned in. Other people committed to the story but maybe she should've passed on the project. The 'red herrings' were a little silly and it isn't the hardest mystery to crack in the first half hour. I would say that you should see this movie if you like the actors and have already seen their other work. Likewise, you may be interested to see how a thriller can rehash the same tropes without shame. It's a good study in that regard but it's all around too easy to pick through the facts and come to a conclusion. If those things above do not interest you or you're driven by a need to see original material, then you should just avoid this one. You won't be wowed by it.
  • Made me jump!

    5
    By Technology Composer
    This movie was worth my time and I would definitely see it again and recommend it to a friend who likes psychological thrillers!
  • One of her bEst

    5
    By J0NNYP.
    This movie had me sucked in from beginning to end.
  • Not that bad

    3
    By Gamer holdem
    This isn't as bad as rotten tomatoes πŸ… has. I watched it and was entertained and not disappointed. It's not Jolie's best, but sure not her worst. It's worth the rental πŸ‘
  • loved this film

    5
    By yesnno
    I don't know why some of the folks didn't like this film but I thought it was great... wonderful acting... exciting plot twists... lot of drama and action... who could ask for more?
  • Good

    4
    By Brad118
    Not perfect, not always entertaining, but still a movie one should consider seeing.
  • Sexy, Sleek and Interesting

    4
    By Lucy Kull
    Okay, I realize that this is not Oscar material but what do you expect, people? It's a very predictable story but a very well done predictable story. It had a few twists and turns but nothing too unexpected. It has a good cast. ethan Hawk has not done anything very good for awhile and this was the perfect role for him. He looks the part and slips into his role with great ease. Angelina Jolie also seems quite comfortable and sleek in her role. Note the nice lighting of the film and the great cinematography. It is a pretty good film to watch once in awhile when one is in the mood for a good mystery-thriller with a sexy razor blade edge. Four stars out of five for the sheer purpose of good care free entertainment.
  • Don

    1
    By vicrum5000
    Paul Danos opening made me hopeful for an awesome horror flick. Unfortunately, after his short part was over the movie took a most disappointing turn. The all star cast did not shine in this one. Not even the twist ending spiced things up. All out stinker Pee yew.
  • Great Thriller

    5
    By LHeathMc
    Well written. Great acting.

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