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Taking Lives (2004)

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Reviews Counted:152

Fresh:35

Rotten:117

Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: A stylish, but predictable thriller where the only thrills are offered by the sensuous Angelina Jolie.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence including disturbing images, language and some sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 19, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $32,634,479

Synopsis: A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Academy Award-winner ANGELINA JOLIE) doesn't rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her... A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Academy Award-winner ANGELINA JOLIE) doesn't rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her intuitive, unconventional approach is often the only way to unlock the identities of the killers for the police to capture. When Montreal detectives handling a local homicide investigation reluctantly ask for an outsider's help to get inside the head of a cunning serial killer, Agent Scott joins the case. With meticulous insight, she theorizes that the chameleon-like killer is "life-jacking" - assuming the lives and identities of his victims. As the pressure mounts to catch the elusive murderer, Agent Scott's unorthodox methods alienate her from a territorial police team that feels threatened by her uncanny abilities. Her seemingly cold demeanor belies an unparalleled passion for her work, and she's at her best when she's working alone. But when an unexpected attraction sparks a complicated romantic entanglement, the consummate specialist begins to doubt her finely honed instincts. Alone in an unfamiliar city with no one she can trust, Agent Scott suddenly finds herself on a twisted and terrifying journey, surrounded by suspects in a case that has become chillingly personal. [More]

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tcheky Karyo, Gena Rowlands

Director: D.J. Caruso

Director: D.J. Caruso
Screenwriter: Jon Bokenkamp
Producer: Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann
Composer: Philip Glass
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
04/19/04
Sunday Times (Australia)

Elegant, good-looking and well-performed, D.J. Caruso's psycho-thriller is an enthralling and engaging drama that works well thanks mostly to its sexy cast.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
03/18/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

A better-than-average crime thriller with one of the most suspenseful capture sequences I've seen in years.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/16/04
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The best Ashley Judd movie Judd has never made... a labyrinthine serial killer thriller that won’t win admirers for its intellect, but does have sustenance of mood in spades.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
05/03/04
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

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Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
04/24/04
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Looks great, holds our attention and – despite numerous stumbles – never completely falls on its face.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/18/04
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

surprises and satisfies beyond initial expectations

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/18/04
David Levine
David Levine
Filmcritic.com

Caruso succeeds in giving Taking Lives the necessary dark feel and just enough of a drawn out character development needed for a thinking man's thriller.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/21/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Solid genre movie.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
03/18/04
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jolie and Hawke have a real chemistry between each other and this tends to make one forget some of those enormous plot holes.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
03/19/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Taking Lives is an engrossing thriller about a woman warrior who finds herself lost in the darkness during her obsessive pursuit of a serial killer.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/18/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

While it's not in a league with The Silence of the Lambs, it works in a similarly efficient way.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
03/19/04
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

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03/15/04
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Taking Lives is a good, near-great film that might seem a lot better if it hadn't been preceded by all of those Judd vehicles -- or if Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling never existed.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
03/19/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Angelina takes off her clothes again...hurrah!

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
03/18/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

A serial killer yarn whose taste and story structure appeals more to mental fascination than to a dependence on baser attractions.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
03/16/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

A production which would rather scare its audience with gore than reel it in via a gripping whodunit.

Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | comment Comment
04/25/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Princeton Town Topics

A straighforward 'fun' thriller with a climax as jaw-droppingly incredible as it is actually surprising.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
03/17/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Caruso succeeds in giving Taking Lives the sordid, dark feel of Seven without making his flick repugnant and he provides an ending that delivers all the thrills and shocks a serial killer whodunit needs.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/19/04
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

While not breaking any new ground, director D.J. Caruso's movie also doesn't disappoint.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/19/04
Malene Arpe
Malene Arpe
Toronto Star
 
 
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