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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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The movie feels like it's on auto-pilot.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
08/27/04
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Suspect Zero knows from creepy . . . and compelling.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/27/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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A tantalizing ride.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
08/27/04
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

A gussied-up bore.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
08/27/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

Suspect Zero never really escapes the shadow of Se7en but has more to say -- and show -- than most of that movie's imitators.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
08/27/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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Suspect Zero is so derivative that it even has the audacity to rip off the credits style of Se7en.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
08/27/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

For all its trying, Suspect Zero ultimately fails to hit home. It falls somewhere between a genre picture and arty exploration of big themes.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/27/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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A flat, illogical, tedious exercise in sicko-serial killer fiction.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
08/27/04
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

Too devised and elaborate to really engage us.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
08/27/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The film echoes the sometimes too-dark, sometimes too-bright, sometimes overexposed Se7en. But I wonder whether it will satisfy folks who insist that thrillers should thrill. I doubt it.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
08/27/04
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

The laziest and least inspiring of movie genres has gone self-referential.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/27/04
Ray Greene
Ray Greene
Boxoffice Magazine

This movie isn't talking to us, it's talking to other serial killer movies.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/27/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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(Carrie-Anne) Moss even seems to have inherited Gillian Anderson's `X-Files' wardrobe.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
08/27/04
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

This flick screams cable TV...wait for it to hit there even if you are a big fan of any of the principals.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
08/27/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

As usual in these movies, the bad guy has all the fun -- for which we should all be grateful. Because without him, Suspect Zero would add up to less than zero indeed.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal | comment Comment
08/27/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

In a genre fast running out of original ideas, Suspect Zero has found one. It just doesn't do much with it.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
08/27/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Much of an otherwise spooky plot is lost in flamboyant imagery.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
08/27/04
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

There's so much going on in almost every frame, it quickly becomes exhausting, at least from this aisle seat.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
08/27/04
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

Fancy camera-work and Sir Ben Kingsley do not manage to make this thriller into anything more than a misfire

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Suspect Zero is not the crime drama of the ages, but it's certainly no zero. It's worth a look.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
08/27/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
 
 
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