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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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If you can buy the pillow-lipped Angelina Jolie as a psychic FBI agent in Montreal to hunt a serial killer, then you can swallow the other implausibilities in this retread thriller.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
03/25/04
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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The curse of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar lives on....With Zen-like purity, Jolie has boiled her acting style down to pursing her lips and darting her eyeballs.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
03/25/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Caruso spins a downright wicked thriller so tense it's guaranteed to scare you out of your seat at least once.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
03/24/04
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Premiere Magazine

Sadly, something went awry during the conception and execution of the film's final narrative arc.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
03/24/04
Stina Chyn
Stina Chyn
Film Threat

Taking Lives” makes the grade.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
03/24/04
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

Ever wonder why movie serial killers can't just, like, shoot people or something?

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
03/24/04
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Jolie's detective ... seems to be merely one more graduate from Inspector Clouseau Academy.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
03/23/04
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Like so many brilliant detectives before her, this FBI investigator is aggressive and intuitive, prone to odd behavior and arrogance.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
03/23/04
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

It's a thriller with an interesting premise that ends up being mediocre because of a contrived ending.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
03/22/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Angelina Jolie manages to make attractiveness seem unappealing.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
03/22/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The best bet might have been to ditch the tedious police procedural and just let the flick turn into the shamelessly jumpy creep fest it was born to be.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
03/22/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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

"Normally," says one cop, "finding lips that big in Montreal means visiting the local boulangerie and placing two loaves of French bread under your nose."

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
03/21/04
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

Ethan looks mighty uncomfortable in this generic thriller.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
03/21/04
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
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03/21/04
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03/21/04
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jolie is far too good for this tripe but she does give the film its only believable moments, and for the first half, her concentration makes you watch her intently.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
03/21/04
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

It all culminates in a final showdown so ludicrous that if I explained it to you in detail, you would laugh and call me a liar.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
03/21/04
Eric D. Snider
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03/21/04
Marrit Ingman
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

Tediously conventional and ho-hum.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
03/19/04
Dustin Putman
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