Caruso sets up an initially intriguing premise, however gruesome, that unfortunately devolves into a welter of aimlessness, too many red herrings and B-movie hammy performances.
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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez
Director: D.J. Caruso
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Reviews for Taking Lives
Angelina Jolie did a good job but I still can’t get past her “plastic fantastic” look.
06/11/04
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.
05/03/04
Taking Lives is bad, Ashley Judd bad, so bad it's mostly an unwatchable mess but also so bad it's almost good.
04/27/04
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04/24/04
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04/24/04
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04/24/04
Dig deeper than the classy looks and the shovelful of psychological topsoil ... and there's nothing here that hasn't been done before -- and done better.
04/20/04
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04/19/04
With its French Canadian setting and strong (rather, strong-looking) cast, Taking Lives is elevated above its genre cliches.
04/16/04
There's a certain type of detective you only find in the movies. The sort who solves murders by lying in a victim's grave.
04/09/04
All together now: bo-ring.
04/09/04
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04/09/04
Abusa de absurdos e coincidências a fim de prender a atenção da platéia, sem perceber que, no processo, está fazendo algo muito pior: insultando nossa inteligência.
04/08/04
A solid police thriller with a few scares and some plot twists.
04/02/04
...you will probably walk away shaking your head in disbelief.
04/02/04
a flat, derivative psycho-thriller that suffers badly from having no chemistry between its two leads
03/28/04
Another deeply formulaic thriller with high production values and a strong cast slumming their way through an appallingly predictable script.
03/28/04
Taking Lives is the eleventh Angelina Jolie film I've seen and the eleventh one to fail on some level or another.
03/26/04
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