I liked that movie. The story is along the line of SEVEN, but it's not SEVEN. The plot development is very different and compared to SEVEN, anyone will choose the latter as a better movie. But it doesn't mean this one is horrible.The cinematography is great. It sets well the moods and it's like watching a succession of paintings. Much better than what you can expect from a B-movie.The story holds great and there are no real loopholes.I really appreciated the fact that there were a lot of «normal» reactions. For example, the movie begins with the discovery of a body near a river. The detective arrives on the crime scene, obliviously recognize the victim (an old flame) and after learning she was found at the exact spot where they met, he says: «I can't be on this case, I know the victim.» I think it's the first time I see this in a movie or TV show, as opposed to the traditional cop who tries to hide this fact because he or she wants to get the case so badly. No real cop would do something like that, as it would jeopardize any case in court.Another «normal» reaction is the female detective who begins to treat any man she meets as a suspect, as she knows she can be a potential victim. And it is done in a very realistic way, i.e. she's not a nervous wreck that is pointing a gun at every man she meets.Another «normal» reaction is the patrol cars protecting potential victims. They are shown as an effective deterrent instead of having a killer tricking or killing them to reach his victims. The killer must find another way.Basically, no stupid people in this movie. Except maybe for the FBI agent (Christian Slater) which could of give it a rest with the patronizing of the «suspect» detective (Ray Liotta), which was clearly not a suspect from the get go. He was the only one acting weird on the subject.It will not win any awards, but it is nice to watch on a late night.
... View MoreI thought this film was actually pretty good but predictable. I watched it this morning on GET- TV. The film is set in Washington State with Ray Liotta as a veteran detective. When there is a serial killer on the loose, the investigation makes startling connections to Liotta's character.At first, he is under suspicion for the crimes. Ray Liotta does a decent acting job here as Detective Jack Verdon. The rest of the cast includes Ving Rhames and Christian Slater among the investigation team. The scenes by the river are quite picturesque. Jack's life is examined and there are flashbacks to his teenage years. He is happily married to Ana who can't have children. The film has terrible scenes of horror with the crimes. As soon as we know it isn't Jack, we're waiting for Jack to catch the killer. The ending is abrupt but predictable. The serial killer in this film reminds me of an episode of Criminal Minds. Anyway, if you enjoy crime and mystery films, you should watch this film just for entertainment.
... View MoreThis film has some interesting aspects but they aren't good enough to outshine anything in this hunk of garbage. I couldn't stand some of the acting with how inconsistent and off key it was, for example Gisele Fraga which played Ana really annoyed me because she constantly contradicted everything she did or said. To elaborate further on that I will say how Ana always made an idiot out of her self by constantly saying I don't care when she very clearly and obviously did care. Plus unless Ana had a major case of bi polar disorder Gisele and the writers screwed up there, she would be hardcore arguing with jack when out of no where she brings up how she is pregnant and now they're both happy and loving each other which clearly doesn't make sense.Another inconsistent character is the main killer aka jacks bastard son, all throughout the film he's talking about how jack will burn in hell and he will show no mercy and so forth when in the end after killing all those women and even the unborn children in the bellies he let Ana and her kid live. So overall the inconsistency makes this film really stupid and badly made.The films highlights were not as common as they should have been but even if the highlights appeared more frequently it still wouldn't have been nearly enough to make up for all the ridiculous inconsistency. If you enjoyed it good for you but for me I just hate it for plenty of reasons I've already listed, if you haven't seen this movie and you're reading this review do yourself a favor and skip this one and go watch seven. Seven has a somewhat similar story with a much better story, consistency, acting, and climax (among the most memorable in my opinion). That's the end of my review thanks for reading.
... View MoreRay Liotta plays veteran Seattle detective Jack Verdon, who by chance becomes a suspect in a murder case. Actually Verdon becomes the prime suspect when it is discovered this murder is connected to a string of unsolved murders up and down the Pacific Northwest. Verdon has been very personal with all the victims...strange as it may seem. And each found in or close to the river where he was intimate with them. Captain Langley(Ving Rhames)is eager to clear Jack, but filthy minded FBI agent Vuckovich(Christian Slater)is insistent Verdon is the serial killer. Jack's own wife Ana(Gisele Fraga)starts having her own doubts about his innocence. The killer is revealed too early and brings a strange dynamic to the story line. This is one of those movies that you wish was a good as its description. Filling out the cast: Sarah Ann Schultz, Melora Walters, Serena Caryl and Raymond J. Barry.
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