Untraceable (2008)

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

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.

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.

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.

Creepy, suspenseful cyber-thriller about downloading death, hacker homicide, and a baby-faced computer geek wielding a mouse as a deadly weapon.

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

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.

Even if you take the film's moral lesson at face value, the overkill is discouraging, and not very instructive.

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.

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