A psychological thriller that is as thoroughly involving and taut as it is intelligently written.
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04/20/02
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Murder by Numbers (2002)
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Reviews Counted:121
Fresh:36
Rotten:85
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: A predictable police procedural that works better as a character study rather than a thriller.
Theatrical Release:Apr 19, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $31,874,869
Synopsis: When the dead body of a woman is found in the woods near the river, feisty homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) and her new partner, Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are assigned to the... [More]
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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04/20/02
Largely, this is a movie that also does it by the numbers.
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04/19/02
An interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama.
04/19/02
The entire production feels like a bad TV movie playing on The Lifetime Channel and intended for bored housewives.
04/19/02
Heroics aside, Murder By Numbers just doesn't add up.
04/19/02
Murder by Numbers isn't a mystery -- we know whodunit right away -- the fun of it is in guessing how they did it, if they plan on doing it again, and whether or not they'll get caught.
04/19/02
Turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting.
04/19/02
Top CriticMurder by Numbers' isn't a great movie, but it's a perfectly acceptable widget.
04/19/02
100% shock-free.
04/19/02
[Gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience.
04/19/02
Top CriticMurder by Numbers just doesn't add up.
04/19/02
There's nothing really wrong with Murder by Numbers -- it's just that you've seen it all before.
04/19/02
About on par with any mediocre episode of most any TV show featuring a homicide detective.
04/19/02
A respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details, but ultimately weak in its impact.
04/19/02
Top CriticThe movie has generic virtues, and despite a lot of involved talent, seems done by the numbers.
04/19/02
A preposterously dull thriller.
04/19/02
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