| Taking Lives Review |
| by Dragan Antulov (Rating: 2/10) |
| It is refreshing to see that Canada, which has served as a location for
endless Hollywood thrillers, is finally the actual plot setting of one
Hollywood thriller. But this is, more or less, the only good thing that
can be said of TAKING LIVES, 2004 film...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| I can envision the gears turning in Hollywood following the success of The
Talented Mr. Ripley: "Get me a cheap-o script about a serial killer who
assumes the identities of the people he murders - STAT!" That about all you
get with Taking Lives, unless...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Andy Keast (Rating: 1/4) |
| Directed by D.J. Caruso. Screenplay by Jon Bokenkamp, based on a novel by
Michael Pye. Starring Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena
Rowlands, Olivier Martinez and Tchéky Karyo. more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 2/4) |
| Peter Bogdanovich once made a startling comment about Orson Welles's "Touch of
Evil." He said that it took more than twenty viewings before he realized there
was a plot. That means he was taken in by the innovative style and atmosphere
of the film....more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: D) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: D
Warner Bros
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Written by: Jon Bokenkamp, novel by Michael Pye
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier
Martinez, Gena Rowlands
Screened at: Loews Lincoln Sq., NYC, 3/15/04 more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Joe Lopez (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| That's the only way to effectively describe the theatrical experience
that is "Taking Lives". In my twenty-odd years of existence, I've sat
through countless movies and always, without fail, have been able to
formulate a surefire gut-based feeling on...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| A serial killer may be on the loose in Montreal and
the police, led by chief inspector Leclair (Tcheky
Karyo), are having problems finding the killer. The
chief contacts the FBI for assistance and it arrives
in the guise of special agent Illeana Scott...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| A woman (Gena Rowlands, "Playing by Heart") reports to police that she saw
her son, who had died nineteen years previously, on the ferry that morning.
A mutilated body is found at a Montreal construction site. Local police
director Hugo Leclair (Tchéky...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 4/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Taking Lives" (Warner Bros.)
Watching the chain of visually visceral shocks that punctuate this
mind-numbing thriller could serve as a basic screenwriting lesson. If you don't
develop sympathetic, interesting or even...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| What do you get when you cross the director of THE SALTON SEA with the star of
BEYOND BORDERS? TAKING LIVES, a needlessly sloppy thriller that plays like
SE7EN LITE. Slackly paced, it works best in its few action sequences and in
those moments when it...more |
| Taking Lives Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
A FBI profiler is sent up to Canada in order to help them investigate a serial
killer. Once there, she utilizes her unorthodox methods and massive cans to
deduce certain facts about the madman, while at the same time, antagonizing the
local cops on...more |
