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Untraceable (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 133 Fresh: 20  Rotten:113 Average Rating: 4.2/10
 
Consensus: Despite Diane Lane's earnest effort, Untraceable manages to be nothing more than a run-of-the-mill thriller with a hypocritical message.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Theatrical Release: Jan 25, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $28,687,835

Synopsis: Directed by Gregory Hoblit (FRACTURE, PRIMAL FEAR), UNTRACEABLE follows F.B.I. cybercrimes specialist Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) as she attempts to track down a serial killer who brazenly displays his murderous deeds on the Internet. Aided by fellow agent Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks) and... Directed by Gregory Hoblit (FRACTURE, PRIMAL FEAR), UNTRACEABLE follows F.B.I. cybercrimes specialist Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) as she attempts to track down a serial killer who brazenly displays his murderous deeds on the Internet. Aided by fellow agent Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks) and local detective Eric Box (Billy Burke), Marsh tenaciously hunts for the elusive criminal in rainy Pacific Northwest settings, but as she closes in on her target, he deviously finds ways to get closer to her, all the while killing his victims in increasingly faster fashion. Clearly referencing a number of renowned thrillers--most notably the SAW films, SEVEN, and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS--UNTRACEABLE is far from an original cinematic exercise. However, Lane's steely, smart, and beautiful heroine ably anchors the film, which also benefits from its appropriately gloomy Portland, Oregon, backdrop. As with any effective suspense movie, the thrill is in the chase, with the cold-blooded killer proving to be quite adept at disguising his real location, even as his disturbingly popular site remains prominently on the web (hence the picture's title). Though not up to par with classics such as SEVEN and SILENCE, UNTRACEABLE is a well-crafted genre film that easily eclipses other like-minded fare, particularly FEARDOTCOM and the SAW sequels. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt

Director: Gregory Hoblit
Screenwriter: Robert Fyvolent, Mark R. Brinker
Story: Robert Fyvolent, Mark R. Brinker
Screenwriter: Allison Burnett
Producer: Steven Pearl, Andy Cohen, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Hawk Koch
Composer: Christopher Young

DVD Info

Release:

May 13, 2008

[DVD Details]

Blu-ray Features:

  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish (SDH)
  • Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional

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Previsível e desinteressante, tenta contornar a trama clichê com cenas que investem na violência gráfica, mas sem sucesso.

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Pablo Villaca
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06/06/08
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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2/5

Untraceable will have steam for a little while and then it is just going to die down and become the $5.99 movie at Walmart.

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06/01/08
Kevin McCarthy
WJFK-FM (CBS Radio)
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2.5/4

...a generic, garden-variety thriller that's almost entirely lacking in genuine thrills or surprises...

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05/29/08
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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68/100

Neither terrible nor memorable, Untraceable is the sort of movie that lives up to its name %u2013 within an hour of seeing it, memories of it will vanish without a trace.

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05/23/08
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
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The movie's run of the mill stuff - fairly entertaining but not particularly inventive - with the standard twists and turns. Yet another film featuring a cute but horrific serial killer fixated on a beautiful and intelligent female law officer.

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05/22/08
Richard Knight
Windy City Times
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2.5/5

Part of the problem with "Untraceable" is the identity of the killer behind the Web site is revealed way too early, thus taking most of the mystery out of the movie.

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05/20/08
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times
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Creepy, suspenseful cyber-thriller about downloading death, hacker homicide, and a baby-faced computer geek wielding a mouse as a deadly weapon.

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05/09/08
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze
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1/5

[T]he honkingly stupid script is the kind that inspires Mystery Science Theater call-and-response.

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05/01/08
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC
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What is ultimately more disturbing than the premise itself is the way director Gregory Hoblit injects a sensational voyeuristic element to the proceedings. I felt as though I needed a good wash after watching.

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04/18/08
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Urban Cinefile
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Even if you take the film's moral lesson at face value, the overkill is discouraging, and not very instructive.

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03/21/08
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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3/5

Lane is an imaginative actress, every bit as good as Jodie Foster, and the film is clothed in a dark and chilly atmosphere that Hoblit constructs with some skill.

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02/29/08
Derek Malcolm
This is London
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2/5

Some viewers might find the Hostel-style splatter hard to stomach while, for a smart cop, Lane sure does some dumb things.

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02/29/08
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The problem with Hollywood films condemning the public appetite for torture is that they frequently pander to it, and this is a very lurid and unsavoury example.

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02/29/08
Anthony Quinn
Independent
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Very unpleasant, though skilfully put together by director Gregory Hoblit and acted with beyond-the-call empathy by Ms Lane.

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02/29/08
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
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This new variation on the theme isn't bad, in a gruesome and horrible way, and features a strong performance from Diane Lane as an FBI agent.

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02/29/08
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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3/5

On the surface the film is a solid thriller, but there's more thought here than in the average serial killer flick.

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02/29/08
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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2.5/5

Very enjoyable as a 'race against time' thriller and Lane is great as the weary but determined lead. It's just a shame that Untraceable's message is delivered in such a ham-fisted, hypocritical way.

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02/29/08
Jim Hall
Channel 4 Film
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In keeping with the title, this Silence Of The Lambs wannabe contains not a trace of originality, but should appeal to those who like their thrillers with a side order of gore.

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02/29/08
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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Feels as if it's been patched together using 'auto-fill' screenwriting software.

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02/28/08
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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