Taking Lives

Taking Lives

He would kill to be you.
2004Thriller1h 43m6.4R
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his…
Directed by D.J. Caruso 19 Mar 2004 · Chaitra 6, 2060 BS United States of America

Storyline

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

Facts

  • Release date19 March 2004Chaitra 6, 2060 BS
  • Runtime1h 43m
  • GenresThriller
  • DirectorD.J. Caruso
  • WritersJon Bokenkamp, Michael Pye
  • MusicPhilip Glass
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Budget$45 million
  • Box office$65.5 million
  • ProductionVillage Roadshow Pictures, Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • CountryUnited States of America

Keywords

underdogbased on novel or bookundercover agentstrangenessinvestigationspecial unitmontreal, canadaspecial capabilitiesserial killercolleague

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  • CinemaSerf4 Sep 2023 5/10

    Angelina Jolie does her best here and Ethan Hawke injects just a touch of menace but otherwise it's a rather far-fetched crime thriller set in Montreal. "Martin Asher" leaves his home and by systematically killing men as he ages - and assuming their identities - has left quite a trail of corpses over almost twenty years before FBI profiler Jolie is drafted in to try and help them get to the bottom of it all. The acting is ok, by and large, but a few "guest appearances" from Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands and probably the briefest of roles in his career for Justin Chatwin, can't really develop the rather dreary writing nor give it much sparkle as we lumber towards an ending that is just plain daft. In theory, the story is complex and has enough about it to keep us guessing, but the overall execution is flat and proves pretty uninteresting after about ten minutes. Pity - had potential.

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