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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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A socio-political horror film trapped in the body of a game show hostess.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
03/17/04
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

It's beginning to seem as though large breasts and a willingness to flaunt them are the only attributes that separate Ms. Jolie from, say, Cuba Gooding Jr.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
03/17/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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)

A Silence of the Lambs – meets – Talented Mr. Ripley knockoff with all the gore and premonitory 'darkness' and none of the intrigue.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
03/17/04
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Voids a lot of good will with a cheesy ending.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
03/16/04
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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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 needlessly sloppy thriller, [it's] nauseatingly predictable.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
03/16/04
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Use the title as a warning- Taking Lives takes hours of your life you can’t get back.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/16/04
Shawn Bowers
Shawn Bowers
Kansas City Star

El único momento en que la audiencia aplaudió fue cuando se muestran los pechos desnudos de la Jolie...

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
03/16/04
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

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

First-rate production values and Angelina Jolie cannot overcome threadbare material.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
03/16/04
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Suspenseful, nail-biting thriller with not enough Olivier Martinez

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
03/16/04
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

If the Naqoyqatsi-lite score by Philip Glass doesn't exactly make sense of the film's sketchy identity politics, it does complement its utter ridiculousness.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/16/04
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Village Voice
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A serial-killer-tracked-by-female-detective movie so preposterously contrived that by rights it should star Ashley Judd...more likely to evoke snickers than gasps.

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03/16/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Jolie is surprisingly credible as an FBI profiler...if only the plot of this serial killer thriller could have kept up with her in that department.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
03/16/04
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

a plodding, pretentious, and ultimately preposterous riff on the thriller genre

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/15/04
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Yet another boring exercise in the wake of Silence of the Lambs and Seven that preys on America’s infatuation with serial killers and bodily desecration.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
03/15/04
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

If Taking Lives is the best script Angelina Jolie can find, then she might as well strap back on Lara Croft’s guns.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
03/15/04
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

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Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
03/15/04
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

I am recommending Taking Lives because it has a sharp visual style, one big twist that did take me by surprise, and a couple of hard scares that gave me the chills.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
03/15/04
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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