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The Alphabet Killer

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The Alphabet Killer (2008)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:1

Rotten:6

Average Rating:4.4/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and some violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Nov 14, 2008 Limited

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Tom Malloy

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Tom Malloy, Michael Ironside

Director: Rob Schmidt

Director: Rob Schmidt
Screenwriter: Tom Malloy
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Chega a impressionar que, em meio a tantos elementos desastrosos, a atuação de Eliza Dushku (que também co-produziu o longa) seja inegavelmente a pior coisa do filme.

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04/10/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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The Alphabet Killer suffers from the same symptoms as Passengers: both have an unintentionally feeble-minded character who lazily investigates a mystery while the plot itself seems dull and poorly developed.

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01/31/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
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Although Schmidt and Malloy have devoted meticulous attention to Megan's manhunt, which is engrossing and briskly paced for the better part of 85 minutes, their final act seems less like a canny trick than a copout.

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01/13/09
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12/18/08
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[Eliza Dushku's] commitment to the material is worthier than the cheesy ghost effects of decomposing children that the filmmakers felt the need to add.

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12/10/08
Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

...a big problem is the preposterousness of the mystery's solution...

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11/17/08
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

It's too bad there was no way around the story's inherent deficit since this effectively unsettling film, directed by Rob Schmidt, chugs along quite well for a while.

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11/14/08
Gary Goldstein
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The Alphabet Killer may well make enough money to justify a Part II.

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11/13/08
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