Customer Reviews
Pretty good but.... - By: mariko abe, 04 May 2008 
I enjoyed it very much but...I'm not happy with the motivation of the crime. Pazzling the crime is pretty good.
GREAT THRILLER - By: Nevs, 19 Sep 2007 
Reallly enjoyed this one. Good cast with Denzel Washington, & a fresh faced (luscious lipped) Angelina Jolie.
Great story surrounding a serial killer, reinacting a book of the same title, with ritualised killings across New York.
Fast paced stuff. Recommend this one 100%
He's behind you. - By: C. J. Hutchins, 07 May 2007 
A fairly predictable jaunt from start to finish. Although the acting is fine it's nothing new - Washington especiallly seems to be playing by numbers. The directing, script, photography is mostly average but there are a number of well-built suspense sequences.
The characters aren't reallly the most interesting bunch & it's hard to reallly care about any of them.
The major problem of the film, though, is the identity of the killer - an early scene is so mishandled that it becomes clear who's responsible for the murders early on in the film & you waste 2 hours of your life waiting for the rest of the cast to cotton on to the fact, leading to a not-very-climatic climax as the killer is revealed.
Hum-drum stuff.
Really not good..... - By: Rachel Pryer, 26 Feb 2006 
Far-fetched & full of cliches. Instead of an experienced forensic team, Angelina Jolie's character is sent in first, on her own, to a crime scene where a) she has no experience & b) she could be at serious risk. It just wouldn't happen, especiallly in a country where people sue if they break a nail!
The police investigation is conducted from Washington's characters' home, despite him being an ex-cop quadroplegic who was injured in the line of duty & so is reallly off the whole Police thing.
Jolie is miscast, she looks more like a Policewoman strip-o-gram!
I knew whodunnit from the moment I saw the person, their appearance in the story made me wonder about them, & soon I knew it was bound to them that was the killer. Almost every part of the film was flawed, & so unbelievable.
No skeletons in this closet... - By: Mr. Jd Ware, 20 Feb 2006 
What surprised me most about this film was Angelina Jolie. I think she is an amazing actress, but most of her roles are cocky, energetic people who are assured of herself. I couldn't believe she could pull off playing a rookie cop...but she does, & she does it well!
In fact, kudos to the acting alll around here. Denzel Washington does very well considering his character, Rhyme, is bed-ridden, & Luis Guzman is cast against type here, which is a refreshing watch.
The only thing that is not refreshing about this film, however, is the occasionallly stale character stereotypes & plot cliches.
It's the usual murderer killing spree, which the police have to stop before the next murder, thanks to the killer leaving some handy clues. The actual murder sites are interesting viewing, as we watch Jolie investigate, with Washington advising her over the radio. These scenes are well set up, occasionallly creepy, & quite tense.
But the film can hit boring patches inbetween the murder sites that reallly drag. Coupled with the occasional stilted, cliched dialogue, these things reallly let the film down.
Still, it has a cracking ending, with a few surprises on the way, & people will keep guessing alll the way through. Which is good, because the pay-off is reallly great...
