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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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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

Sadly, nothing in this thriller comes close to the intensity of last year’s media coverage of star Ethan Hawke’s alleged infidelities on location in Montreal.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
03/18/04
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
FilmStew.com

The phrase 'from the sublime to the ridiculous' was made to describe Taking Lives

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
03/18/04
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Angelina takes off her clothes again...hurrah!

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

Somber, absorbing thriller that treads familiar psycho serial killer terrain with style.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/18/04
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Director D.J. Caruso gives the movie some life, particularly in a stylishly energetic footrace, but there's not much he can do with this dopey script.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/18/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Despite a brief distraction provided by some utterly gratuitous Jolie nudity, and a finale that is simultaneously riveting and idiotic, Taking Lives does not improve much on this season's crop of mediocre suspense films.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
03/18/04
Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Taking Lives has such a diabolically wonderful premise for a thriller that watching it sink into the abject silliness of The Silence of the Hermit Crabs is all the more disheartening.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
03/18/04
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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If Taking Lives starts off with a modicum of wit and creepy-crawly scares, it winds up somewhere else altogether.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
03/18/04
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

D.J Caruso's artfully photographed mystery thriller is even better looking than its stars, Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke. But even your pet Chihuahua could sniff out the solution.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
03/18/04
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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Taking Lives clearly aims to be a stylish, eerie chiller along the lines of Seven. Despite a nerve-wracking car chase and one jump-out-of-your-pants shock, the results are more like Three.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
03/18/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

An unimaginative, protracted gore-fest that swipes from David Fincher's Seven like a cinematic pickpocket but only comes up with lint.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/18/04
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune

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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If the intent was to develop Jolie's persona into a kind of Clarice Starling, it fails so completely that it's ludicrous...a mind-numbing, floundering, forgettable thriller.

Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment Comment
03/18/04
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com

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

Jolie may have those much-touted lips, but at this point she's much more in need of better judgment when it comes to reading scripts.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
03/18/04
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

Jolie is one of those actresses like Ashley Judd who are capable of giving good performances in good movies, but for undisclosed reasons have decided not to.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
03/18/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

surprises and satisfies beyond initial expectations

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

At a certain point, Taking Lives gives up any pretense toward sense and starts piling up insanely improbable extravagances.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
03/18/04
Paul Povse
Paul Povse
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
 
 
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