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Thr3e (2007)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:2

Rotten:34

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: Thr3e is a shoddily made, thrill-free thriller that isn't half as good as the several movies it borrows from (Adaptation, Saw, Se7en).

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, disturbing images and terror.

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Jan 5, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $978,908

Synopsis: Jennifer Peters is a well-known police profiler who wrote a book about serial killers. This notoriety brought not only fame, but made her the target of demented psychopath, the Riddle Killer. RK,... Jennifer Peters is a well-known police profiler who wrote a book about serial killers. This notoriety brought not only fame, but made her the target of demented psychopath, the Riddle Killer. RK, as he is known, pushes his victims beyond their limits with cryptic riddles and impossible timelines. All who have become his obsession have died, but he was particularly cruel to Jennifer - forcing her to witness her own brother's gruesome murder. Wounded and emotionally raw, Jennifer jumps at the chance to work the case of Kevin Parson, a shy, naive seminary student who seems to be RK's next victim. The Riddle Killer orders Kevin to confess his sin. As Kevin struggles to put the pieces together on this dark "sin," the RK is unmerciful, calling with riddle after riddle and planting bomb after bomb - challenging Kevin to figure out the riddles before innocent people die. And then Kevin's childhood friend Samantha, now an Insurance Investigator and a former FBI agent, re-enters the story to protect Kevin. The Killer toys with Kevin, Samantha and Jennifer, ramming them against a ticking clock to save lives. As they are thrust forward toward the dark conclusion, Kevin's past comes into question. What is this "sin"? Who is the Riddle Killer? How is the RK tied to Kevin?s childhood? And, how much longer can they play this game before one, or all of them die? This is world where nothing is what it seems. Where your closest friend could be your greatest enemy? --© Namesake Entertainment [More]

Starring: Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Laura Jordan, Max Ryan

Starring: Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Laura Jordan, Max Ryan, Sherman Augustus, Priscilla Barnes, Tom Bower, Kevin Downes

Director: Robby Henson

Director: Robby Henson
Story: Alan McElroy
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Rent Se7en for an authentically scary thriller with religious undertones.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/04/07
Annemarie Moody
Annemarie Moody
Arizona Republic

It's awfully familiar, right up to the ending, which bogarts the ending of another recent thrill-kill movie but, in fairness, I won't reveal that flick's identity.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
01/05/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

well, you know what they say about roads paved with good intentions.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/04/07
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Ultimately Three, for all its philosophizing, is little more than a standard serial-killer movie with pretensions.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
01/05/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

Astronomically awful, like the crappiest copy of a Dario Argento giallo ever made...Thr3e isn't even half the movie Se7en was.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment 1 Comment
01/03/07
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

The vile sadism of the Saw movies has been replaced by decorative references to Saint Augustine and Immanuel Kant, and there's a beautiful but brainy police profiler (Justine Waddell) on hand to dispense a thick layer of psychobabble.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/03/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

It's a pretty run-of-the-mill B suspense movie.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Thr3e is far short of Se7en.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jackie Loohauis
Jackie Loohauis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Perhaps on the page this was spellbinding; on the screen, it's frequently hilarious... The embarrassing, jaw-droppingly dumb finale is stolen directly from a situation in director Spike Jonze's 'Adaptation.'

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
01/05/07
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Perfect for that good Christian family who’s aching to see a neutered, unoriginal crime thriller that clumsily coughs up its 'spiritual' theme only in the last line.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/04/07
Jason Ferguson
Jason Ferguson
Orlando Weekly

If Thr3e is any indication of what we can expect from the emerging trend of studio-funded faith-based movies, we may find ourselves wishing The Passion of the Christ had been a box-office bomb.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

Thr3e is exploitative nonsense that cheapens the studio that released it. And if that's not enough, the film is completely inept in its direction, story construction and performances.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/04/07
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

There are no dead bodies here, but perhaps filmgoers, tired of all those secular scares and heathen horrors, won't miss the aesthetic pleasure of a creative murder scene.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/03/07
Jessica Grose
Jessica Grose
Village Voice

...a mix of earnest uncertainty and shameless over-the-top hamminess.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
01/11/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

There's precious little in the way of clammy tension or mounting apprehension as Thr3e plods toward a climax that is startlingly absurd, yet not entirely illogical.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/05/07
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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A bad movie only fans of deeply bad movies can love.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment 1 Comment
01/05/07
John Wirt
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

I've seen films that said nothing in entertaining, even compelling ways. 'Thr3e' is not one of them. At least it's not wholesome too.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

The scene of faux flames burning in front of a city bus will go down in the annals of Le Cinema du Frommage.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
01/10/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

about half-way through the film, I started to get a sinking feeling that this was leading to a giant cliche

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
05/18/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Directed by Robby Henson, this theologically driven thriller from 20th Century Fox's Fox Faith division, steps gingerly around sex and watches its tongue. But it's far too comfy with the lingua franca of American cinema: violence.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
01/05/07
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
 
 
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