What a mess. What in the world is this stupid miasma supposed to be?
Suspect Zero (2004)
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Reviews Counted:127
Fresh:22
Rotten:105
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Other than Ben Kingsley, there's not much to like in this preposterous thriller.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violent content, language and some nudity
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Aug 27, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $8,570,393
Synopsis: It's 4 AM and torrents of rain pour down on a dusty roadside New Mexico diner. Inside, an innocuous looking salesman sips coffee while catching up on his fishing magazines. After the front door... It's 4 AM and torrents of rain pour down on a dusty roadside New Mexico diner. Inside, an innocuous looking salesman sips coffee while catching up on his fishing magazines. After the front door creaks open, an unusual looking man startles the salesman by sitting down at his table and displaying frightening drawings that send the salesman fleeing for the safety of his car. We meet Agent Thomas Mackelway on his first day of work at the Albuquerque field office of the FBI. Mackelway, wrestling with secrets and demons from his past, is plagues by headaches and feels that he is being watched. And in fact he is... but by whom? Mackelway finds himself mysteriously drawn into a bizarre series of murders: the salesman from the diner found dead in his car on the deserted New Mexico border; a sixth grade teacher from Boulder, Co. discovered in an abandoned vehicle in the diner parking lot; and Mackelay's own personal nemesis, killed while attacking a young girl. Mackelway's former partner, Fran Kulok, who knows Mackelway's deepest secrets, is sent to Albuquerque to assist him on the case. Together, they set out to solve this lethal puzzle. What do these murders have in common? The case becomes increasingly personal as Mackelway's determination turns to obsession. The killer seems to be taunting him, faxing him hundreds of maddening, chilling clues, all of which point to a cunning renegade named Benjamin O'Ryan. Trained in a secret government remote viewing program which enabled five elite agents to get into the hearts and minds of killers and their victims, O'Ryan became consumed with tracking the ultimate manifestation of a killer -- Suspect Zero. -- © Paramount Pictures [More]
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry J. Lennix
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry J. Lennix
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Screenwriter: Billy Ray, Zak Penn
Producer: Paula Wagner
Composer: Clint Marsell
Studio: Paramount Pictures
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Reviews for Suspect Zero
Dramatically, Zero is a fiasco, recklessly bouncing around logic and coherence like a pinball.
A visually inventive, capably performed package that, when opened, reveals nothing on the inside.
I was watching this movie with a friend and when the end credits rolled I noticed that he'd fallen asleep. I think that pretty much says it all, don't you?
Slips on the banana peel of exaggerated fear factor, falling facedown with the introduction of an über-creep serial killer (Ben Kingsley) grimly stalking some hapless prey.
It had to happen. Somebody took my idea for a movie ... and then trashed it.
[A] visually jarring, psychologically daring trip that explores terror in a fresh, if crazy, manner.
Moody, earnest and not particularly involving, film oozes with pretension and mediocre performances.**
Ben Kinsley gives me the creeps in these intense roles and this film is no exception.
Instead of building suspense and tension, Suspect Zero devotes its efforts to creating a weird and creepy milieu that will leave fans of police procedurals wanting and avant-garde enthusiasts scratching their heads.
The film tries to be a follow-up to Seven but instead throws down a big Zero.
Any decent cinema sleuth will have this sucker solved and filed away long before the film decides to reveal itself.
It’s said that great British actors will do anything for money. This is the case with Ben Kingsley, who gives a great performance in a rather sucky serial killer thriller.
Merhige, whose last film was the clever and creepy Shadow of the Vampire, seems to have succumbed to Big Picture Disease here.
Its junkiness shines through its posh patina. Exploitation is just no fun anymore, now that it's all so damn tasteful.
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