Fifteen minutes into this movie, I figured out who the murderer was. That left me the rest of the movie to ponder why any of these people agreed to be in it.
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02/26/04
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Twisted (2004)
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Reviews Counted:131
Fresh:2
Rotten:129
Average Rating:2.9/10
Consensus: An implausible, overheated potboiler that squanders a stellar cast, Twisted is a clichéd, risible whodunit.
Theatrical Release:Feb 27, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $25,047,335
Synopsis: Against the moody, fog-laden backdrop of the San Francisco waterfront, police detective Jessica Shephard (Ashley Judd) becomes embroiled in a darkly personal hunt for a serial killer in this... [More]
Starring: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Garcia, David Strathairn
Director: Philip Kaufman
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Reviews for Twisted
A run-of-the-mill thriller that will fade from memory as quickly as poor Jessica's boyfriends are getting bumped off
02/26/04
Immaculately composed and shot, but riddled with crime-movie cliches, wincingly obvious in its plot twists and rather badly acted.
02/26/04
The greatest mystery in this nonsensical thriller is why Philip Kaufman, a first-rate director, lent his talents to such a mediocre piece of studio hackwork.
02/26/04
Top CriticTwisted won't leave you wrung out, but it may put a crick in your neck. Trying to make sense of this ridiculous yet all too conventional movie will only make you cock your head quizzically, like a dog watching television.
02/26/04
Twisted's biggest mystery has nothing to do with its plot. The big question is how a first-rate director such as Phil Kaufman and a moderately first-rate cast headed by Ashley Judd became attached to this convoluted thriller wannabe.
02/26/04
Top CriticIf you're in the mood for twisting, save the price of a movie ticket. Stay home and do the dance.
02/26/04
It entertains much like an easy crossword puzzle. You feel smart for figuring it out, then realize it wasn't all that tough.
02/26/04
Top Criticchildish sexuality and stunning obviousness.
02/26/04
A supremely dumb who's-doing-it concoction so crowded with red herrings that it smells like a fish market...all the twists in 'Twisted' end up going nowhere.
02/26/04
The movie seems to have been made almost in spite of the efforts of all involved.
02/26/04
Dreary, weary psychosexual thriller that's neither sexy nor thrilling.
02/26/04
Some of the Judd-in-jeopardy movies have been diverting in a perfect-for- an-airplane-ride way, but Twisted is marred by goofy subplots, a Judd head of hair that goes from short to long to short and inane dialogue.
02/26/04
A predictable, completely unsuspenseful time-killer.
02/26/04
Top CriticTwisted is just another example of a motion picture that will surprise and delight only those who see movies less frequently than they see their dentist.
02/26/04
Top CriticA generic, high-end Hollywood whodunit with a school of red herrings swimming through a plot that has more holes than a gopher farm.
02/26/04
It's one of those by-the- book mysteries that makes you feel smart by keeping you a half-step ahead of the protagonist, then leaves you feeling stupid for having blown another 10 bucks.
02/26/04
Top Critic[An] insipid embarrassment.
02/26/04
A barren movie full of new-style cliches and bereft of the Gothic thrills, virtuoso scenes and screw-twisting suspense that might make it interesting or fun to watch.
02/26/04
Top CriticWhat happens when you combine good actors, a talented director and an awful script? Twisted answers that question so quickly it could have been made as a kind of negative case study for film students.
02/26/04
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