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Untraceable (2008)

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Reviews Counted:139

Fresh:20

Rotten:119

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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some prolonged sequences of strong gruesome violence, and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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]

Starring: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross

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

Director: Gregory Hoblit

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

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Untraceable wants us to deplore the amoral voyeurism of the cyberspace mobs, yet feeds off it at the same time.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
01/24/08
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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As Untraceable descends into the progressively more perverted territory, it begins to practice the very hypocrisy it condemns in its audience, engaging in the rancid voyeurism it pretends to abhor.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/24/08
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Torture porn for housewives.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
01/24/08
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

There's a good movie to be made about the power of the virtual mob, the ethical consequences of participating in it, the costs of free will. But Untraceable isn't it, not by a long shot.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/24/08
Bill Goodykoontz
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic

Life is too short for long-term exposure to relentless agony and distress, even in the guise of entertainment.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
01/24/08
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Wow, can that Diane Lane work a wireless mouse. And she typed that Control ALT Delete with such authority! Oh, my -- what was that? -- she minimized a window and activated a program with a hot key!

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
01/24/08
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

When Lane isn't preaching about the heinous violence, she's babbling on in tech speak. It's like having a Dell rep describe the plot of Saw.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
01/24/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

An effective, surprisingly controlled psychological thriller. All that’s required to fully enjoy it is a cast-iron stomach for gore and a pitch-black view of human nature.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/24/08
Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb
Time Out New York

A blatantly derivative serial killer thriller that proceeds to tick off every single cliché of the genre ... has nothing to offer beyond what we've already seen before.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
01/24/08
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

This tepid, borderline offensive cyber-serial killer thriller takes what feels like ages to rehash both better and worse examples of the current, vapid clamor for so-called 'torture porn.'

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/23/08
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Untraceable is one of those deplorably gratuitous movies that wants to have it both ways, but gets nothing right.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
01/23/08
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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Talk about your pious frauds. I've got a better way to show your disgust for Internet scum: Don't see Untraceable.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
01/23/08
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Untraceable has flaws, but this cat-and-mouse team is so hypnotic that all you do is sit there waiting while they deliver one big shock after another.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
01/23/08
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Police procedural meets torture porn...sleazy and absurd rather than clever and surprising.

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01/23/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

It's a tame version of Saw, aimed at middle-aged America, with the same lack of brains and appeal.

Full Review Source: Bronsonfive | comment Comment
01/23/08
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Bronsonfive

Untraceable engenders a reaction that is one part fascination, one part disappointment, and two parts frustration.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/22/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Untraceable hasn't the brains of a class-act psychothriller like Silence of the Lambs, and lacks the balls to juice up the trashy verve of the Saw series. Stuck in the middle, it leaves everyone stranded, actors and audience alike.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/22/08
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
Village Voice

2008 gets its first installment of torture porn with a predictable thriller that blames a bloodthirsty public and big media for fostering an atmosphere of retribution violence.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
01/19/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

This taut, savvy cyber-thriller makes for one of the better net flicks.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
01/17/08
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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Untraceable is a satisfying slice of solidly crafted meat-and-potatoes filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/17/08
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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