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Mr. Brooks (2007)
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Reviews Counted:149
Fresh:83
Rotten:66
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: The setup is intriguing, but Mr. Brooks overstuffs itself with twists and subplots, becoming more preposterous as it goes along.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Detectives, Switching Roles, Thriller, Murder, Theatrical Release, Crime, Serial Killers
Theatrical Release:Jun 1, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $28,424,648
Synopsis: Kevin Costner stars as Earl Brooks, a man whose seemingly perfect family and status in the community hide an ugly secret. Brooks constantly says the plea of an addict--the Serenity Prayer--but he's... [More]
Starring: Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane Cook
Director: Bruce A. Evans
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Reviews for Mr. Brooks
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A dinâmica entre Hurt e Costner carrega Instinto Secreto: exibindo uma imensa química em suas cenas, os dois atores estabelecem um sentimento misto de tensão e camaradagem entre seus personagens. Full Review |
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The audience is apt to forget its own vicarious indulgence in some fairly perverse, psychologically unhinged acted out fantasy, as Kevin Costner masterminds erotically tinged guilty pleasures. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Costner gives a nicely underplayed performance and the film is well enough made to be watchable, if only to find out what enormity will be perpetrated next, and by whom. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Costner's double-act with Hurt is a wicked pleasure, like The Odd Couple with a psychopathic twist. Full Review |
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Kevin Costner as a schizophrenic serial killer? Demi Moore as a hardboiled police detective? No, we don’t think so. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It does keep you guessing until the end, but Mr Brooks turns out to be Mr Average after all. Full Review |
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There's enough ambition for a miniseries here, and satellite viewers already have the rather terrific Dexter. Stuffed into two hours, it's all a bit of a pile-up. Full Review |
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2/5 |
If you can stomach the psychological codswallop of a serial killer keeping the demons at bay via Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, it may well be possible to enjoy this taut-ish thriller. Full Review |
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3/5 |
There’s plenty to recommend this old-fashioned serial-killer flick. Full Review |
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4/5 |
With a terrific cast and a superb script, this is a hugely enjoyable suspense thriller of the sort that they really don't make anymore. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Despite numerous cutesy twists, it's the gradual unveiling of a warped morality that lures you into Brooks' world. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Everyone involved takes this tat seriously except William Hurt, who goes gung-ho as the alter-ego goading Brooks’ kill frenzies. If only they’d cut out the middle-Kev and cast Hurt instead… Full Review |
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A meticulous killer with family issues; a cop with problems of her own; secondary murderers on the loose; a plot with unexplored depths - this could have been a decent TV series. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Although flawed, this remains a blackly funny noir treat thanks to Costner and Hurt’s double-act. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Mr Brooks is a new spin on murder-by-numbers: one fascinating character, two outstanding performances, and subplots too numerous for the film's coherence or the viewer's sanity. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Hubiera sido una estupenda comedia negra si no fuera que el director Bruce A. Evans se tomó el asunto en serio. Firme candidata a la peor película del año. Full Review |
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There's more to every character than meets the eye and all the relationships have a twist Full Review |
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4/5 |
Twisty and seductive, this classy dramatic thriller has so much going on that we almost forget we're watching a trashy potboiler. Full Review |
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